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Example sentences for "piercing shriek"

  • His face instantly assumed an expression of abject terror, and the roar was intensified into a piercing shriek when he beheld a fierce little black cow staring at him within a yard of his face.

  • A piercing shriek put an abrupt termination to the meal!

  • A piercing shriek, however, betrayed the state of her feelings as the boat was swept violently round by George to avoid a point of rock.

  • When the cover was removed she gazed into the pot with a look of intense horror, uttered a piercing shriek, and fell back in a dead faint.

  • A moment later his wail changed to a piercing shriek; and running to his assistance, I saw him holding one finger tenderly and trampling on a wasp.

  • The children knew by sight the plant which bore the "Jacks," and every discovery was announced by a piercing shriek of delight.

  • Away went the horses, and up rose a piercing shriek and a terrible roar.

  • It must have been something very dreadful, for she uttered a piercing shriek, and turning on him like a young tigress hit him several times violently over the head with her sunshade.

  • As he staggered toward me, I uttered a piercing shriek, but even as I did so, I knew that there was little or no chance of anybody's hearing me.

  • Last night I slept very heavily, being completely worn out by all this anxiety, and was suddenly awakened by a piercing shriek.

  • Behind him rang out a piercing shriek, a death cry!

  • He uttered a piercing shriek, tumbled backward, and fell upon the ground, with rattling in his throat and with dimmed eyes!

  • She uttered a piercing shriek, and fell back, as if struck by a thunderbolt.

  • A moment later his wail changed to a piercing shriek; and, running to his assistance, I saw him holding one finger tenderly and trampling on a wasp.

  • Away went the horses, and up went a piercing shriek and a terrible roar.

  • The children knew by sight the plant which bore the “jacks,” and every discovery was announced by a piercing shriek of delight.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about what; believe she; both feet; boxing match; cannot sleep; clear understanding; command them; country girl; fellow citizens; fixed duty; hardware store; makes himself; many works; piercing glance; piercing shriek; poor parents; presented myself; quite near; social control; speech and; suffrage meeting; that subject; this field