Examples of 'screeched' in a sentence

Meaning of "screeched"

screech (verb): To make a loud, harsh, piercing sound, typically due to pain or fear. Example: The car screeched to a halt
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  • simple past tense and past participle of screech

How to use "screeched" in a sentence

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He screeched that he would block the financing.
Flocks of birds screeched up into the sky.
Screeched back into the car park.
The fire alarm screeched in the hallway.
He screeched saying he wanted to play.
They were ducks but screeched like crows.
The car screeched to a halt just in time.
But the bus suddenly screeched to a stop.
They screeched and fought every minute.
Suddenly the convoy screeched to a halt.
Its tyres screeched on the hot tarmac as it drew up.
Tom stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt.
It wailed and screeched like a soul in torment.
The boy snatched it up and the little girl screeched.
The voice screeched on in the back of my mind.

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After half a decade the pioneer was outdated and screeched to a halt.
You screeched when we saw you in your underwear.
The speakers screeched and wailed.
He screeched and laughed in excitement.
The tires of the taxi screeched as we moved away from home.
I screeched with jubilation.
Even the girl also resisted the cops and screeched at them.
They screeched as they wove in between the trees.
Just Jaguar tyre marks where they have screeched away.
Bike tires screeched as a handful took off on wheels.
Four girls from across the road screeched and rushed at the TV.
Its tyres screeched on the tarmac as it drew up and stopped.
The Sons of Anarchy game has screeched to a halt.
The jeep screeched to a halt next to me.
Richard Eventually the Rover screeched into life.
But she never screeched or cried again about it.
And he went around the roundabout, screeched back.
The bike screeched to a stop.
He hadn't been running long before he screeched to a halt.
It screeched a lot when leaving.
Then, the little girl screeched like a bird.
You screeched like a goat.
I saw a guy with a hearing aid walk past an infected person, and it screeched.
The little car screeched off pursued by a hail of stones.
As the flames crept higher and higher … she screeched her dying words.
She screeched and protested.
About an hour and half into the journey, the driver screeched to a halt.
Suddenly the train screeched and crashed into something.
I screeched through the city at the limits of what man's capable of.
Also, she whooped and screeched like monkeys to communicate.
They screeched back to their compartments and stuffed themselves with chocolate cookies.
Then the captain's voice screeched over the PA system.
Jose screeched and screeched while he was being held upside down.
Suddenly, Charlie grabbed her by the hair and screeched.
My daughter screeched with laughter throughout the whole book.

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