Example Sentences

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“Wuthering Heights” begins with a slowly intensifying squeaking noise, bellowing out over a blank black frame.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Since Friday, investors have been moving back toward tech and other riskier assets, but with the Dow squeaking toward a record, it shows they aren’t abandoning things either.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

A sweet moron, but a moron nonetheless, which is evident as soon as Pattinson starts squeaking banalities in a nasal gasp that sounds as though he’s never gotten enough oxygen to his brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

He added: “There’s no squeaking anything by it.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

A chaos of squeaking set off the wombies.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton