scream for
verb
screamed for; screaming for; screams for
informal
1
: to demand or need (something)
People are screaming for news about the virus.
These policies just scream out for reform.
2
: to be very suitable or appropriate for (something)
Hot summer days like this just scream for ice cream and visits to the pool.
Examples of scream for in a Sentence
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Witnesses told police that the woman was screaming for help, and one neighbor came outside to tell the man to stop.
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Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Neighbors heard the woman screaming for help and one resident came outside and told the man to stop.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Police body cam video shows officers arriving in the darkness to find two-thirds of the 12-story condominium complex in a heap of rubble, with people in the remaining units stranded, screaming for help from their balconies.
—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
24 June 2026
The woman then ran onto a balcony and screamed for help, alerting her husband.
—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Neighbors heard the woman screaming for help and one resident came outside and told the man to stop.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Police body cam video shows officers arriving in the darkness to find two-thirds of the 12-story condominium complex in a heap of rubble, with people in the remaining units stranded, screaming for help from their balconies.
—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
24 June 2026
The woman then ran onto a balcony and screamed for help, alerting her husband.
—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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“Scream for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream%20for. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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