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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UConn now ends the season with a 38-1 record and their 54-game winning streak comes to a screeching end.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The idea to launch a podcast began during the pandemic, when touring — and the world — came to a screeching halt.
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But on March 7, in the regular-season finale against rival North Carolina, that momentum came to a screeching halt.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The idea to launch a podcast began during the pandemic, when touring — and the world — came to a screeching halt.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
But on March 7, in the regular-season finale against rival North Carolina, that momentum came to a screeching halt.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Plans to renovate an old Boise Bench building into a new brunch restaurant and bakery have come to a screeching halt.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
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 8 Apr. 2026.
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screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ
: sudden sense 1a
her career came to a screeching halt
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