screeching

adjective

screech·ing ˈskrē-chiŋ

Synonyms of screeching next

: abrupt, sudden

her career came to a screeching halt

Example Sentences

the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears

Recent Examples on the Web But, on Tuesday, Lightfoot’s reign came to a screeching halt in a manner as stunning and decisive as the landslide that swept her into office. —

David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023 Those interest led hikes led to a screeching halt in the 2022 equities market, and stocks saw their worst sell-off since the global financial crisis. —

Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023 That all recently came to a screeching halt when the city criminalized the substance. —

Theara Coleman, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023 A certain amount of rust on both sides of the footlights was inevitable, given that theater came to a screeching halt in March 2020 because of the COVID pandemic and didn’t fully resume until September 2021. —

Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022 The first two challenges of the season brought to a screeching halt midway through both competitions. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023 After forcing the Chiefs to punt, however, that momentum came to a screeching halt when on third down, Hurts inexplicably dropped the football after the snap and squirted away from him. —

Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023 That came to a screeching halt during the Covid pandemic, as China virtually sealed its borders. —

Kocha Olarn, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023 But her good deeds came to a screeching halt last July when her canine rescue van was hit and totaled by another car. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023 See More

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