Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.
In one breathtaking sequence, the waves of the ocean, of the bark lines of the tree, and of Kristen’s hair all swirl together through the harmony of a connected world.
—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees.
The cafe will also offer special happy meow-er drink prices.
—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Mar. 2026
This friendly, vocal lady will happily greet you with sweet little meows and is always on the lookout for the perfect opportunity to curl up in your lap.
The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.
This meant the Notts players couldn’t fail to hear the huge roar that would inevitably greet the Bradford team when walking out of the tunnel for the first time.
—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
Libraries are typically quiet spaces, but this month, inside Baltimore County Library Branches, the loud roar of drums fills the air.
But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2025
But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks.
The line had swelled into a throng, which broke into a collective squeal as stars Robert Pattinson and Zendaya stepped out of a van to greet the crowd.
—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
Even in the midst of that sweltering Lagos day of thumping car music and raucous engines and the truck that honked at her for dancing too close, Miriam’s squeal stood out, a siren.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.