screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ 
Examples of screeching in a Sentence
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
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However, the feel-good season came to a screeching halt during a five-game losing streak.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sadly, his momentum came to a screeching halt when a sudden rib injury benched him for 55 days, forcing the 31-year-old to watch from the sidelines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Board the train and destroy its turrets to bring it to a screeching halt, then blow open the vault car with Thermite and you'll be rewarded handsomely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sadly, his momentum came to a screeching halt when a sudden rib injury benched him for 55 days, forcing the 31-year-old to watch from the sidelines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Board the train and destroy its turrets to bring it to a screeching halt, then blow open the vault car with Thermite and you'll be rewarded handsomely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching
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“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ
: sudden sense 1a
her career came to a screeching halt
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