How to Use scream for in a Sentence

scream for

phrasal verb

• But Hennes kept her wits about her and screamed for help.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
• Goodman then heard screams for help and called the police.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
• As Weber crawled through the house screaming for her son to help her, Brandy bit the man.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
• Damore rushed his son out of the pool and screamed for his wife, who had retired back inside the house, to call for help.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
• And this type of weather screams for Martin Draluck’s Baked Beans.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
• Hart said at the time that Campbell screamed for officers to shoot her.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• In this scenario, Spencer drowned and Sofia was left alone at the lighthouse screaming for help.
  — Caitlin Flynn, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
• Ohn Mar Win for the boston globe When in Vermont, one just doesn’t scream for ice cream — one screemees for creemees.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Video footage shows the woman screaming for help and the dog barking wildly.
  — Austindedios, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• In audio of the 911 call, Castro can be heard in the background screaming for help in Spanish.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• The only thing Rick could make out was Loren’s panicked friend screaming for help.
  — David Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
• Then, the officer screamed for everyone in the truck to put their hands on the ceiling outside the truck, the lawsuit said.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
• When Edwards screamed for Amir to leave, the child was adamant about protecting her, Edwards wrote.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• His wife called 911 while screaming for her other children to run.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
• As the crowd screamed for the pair, Smith humbly thanked them for attending before turning to his duet partner.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 14 June 2024
• The woman screamed for the boy’s father after seeing that the boy had been shot, according to court records.
  — The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
• As officers arrived, the woman was on the front porch screaming for help.
  — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• As the boy screamed for help, a 29-year-old man on Mill Race Park trail heard his calls and entered the water, the department said in a news release.
  — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
• My side yard is screaming for a nice, unruly hedge of rosemary bushes though.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 June 2023
• She’s been screaming for people to pay attention to her.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2023
• Many of us don't need a special day to scream for ice cream, but back in 1984, President Reagan felt one was needed.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
• The footage showed a man in dark glasses and with a blue scarf covering his head brandishing a knife, as people screamed for help.
  — John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
• As the search for survivors passed the 72-hour mark on Thursday, the screams for help from beneath the rubble that offered signs of life in the early hours of the collapse faded.
  — John Eligon, New York Times, 9 May 2024
• Police were called to the apartment March 21 by neighbors who heard the wife screaming for about 10 minutes, before the screaming stopped.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
• His stepfather woke up to the sounds of screams for help and found his stepson on the ground struggling with Kang above him, authorities said.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 June 2024
• The mom of two screamed for her husband Rob, 39, who pulled their unconscious son out of the water and began performing CPR.
  — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Others heard the staff member’s screams for help and separated the patients.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
• The victim's stepfather was awakened by the screams for help and helped disarm and subdue Kang, Leeper said.
  — Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• Police said that in addition to the report of the fire, authorities were also told of a woman screaming for help and sounds of gunfire.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
• Open tents, campgrounds with chairs and blankets and videos of dancing Nova Tribe people give way to images of people running and screaming for their lives.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024