screeching
Example Sentences
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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The parallels to contemporary American culture are obvious if not literal, but Ms. Ziegler is too gifted a playwright to shrink a nuanced tragedy into a screeching protest sign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Most movie car chases involve screeching around city corners, weaving in and out of traffic and almost always smashing into a few police cars.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
A draw at Falkirk saw fans once again screeching for his sacking, a pretty much constant and venomous refrain in recent times.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
Eight of those screeching, short-armed monsters had appeared to snap at the eight flying pterodactyls.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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