How to Use scream in a Sentence

scream

1 of 2 verb
  • He screamed at her to stop.
  • Police cars screamed down the street.
  • Sirens were screaming in the distance.
  • He was dragged, kicking and screaming, from the room.
  • The crowd screamed with excitement.
  • She screamed when the door suddenly slammed shut.
  • Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.
  • This is so irritating I could scream.
  • The Chiefs were so frustrated, Kelce screamed at Reid and bumped him.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The only way to sing this sultry number is to scream it at the top of your lungs.
    Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This all-lace slip dress screams modern-day romance, and the price is just as good as the look.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The soaking toddler screamed as the water spilled over them and the man gripped a rope to reach the other side.
    Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In that era just made the pictures just scream, just jump, just vibrant.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Staring at the wall, Hall soon noticed more garter snakes and screamed.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • As Burstyn screamed in agony, Mr. Friedkin kept the cameras rolling.
    Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Before the surgery, Callum used to scream in the middle of the night, and would sometimes hit himself in the face.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The fish cannot scream; the abuse is more or less happening below the surface, out of sight.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Then the image of a lion in flames appeared, and thousands of young men screamed.
    David Feliba, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Out of nowhere, two Navy jets screamed overhead, dipping their wings in salute.
    William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • All the cheering, screaming, jumping, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs.
    Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • While Mariar screams and writhes in pain, the officer who fired the shot picks up an object from the floor.
    Ted Genoways, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • The driver, in turn, was screaming into his cell phone to a third party.
    Scott Johnson, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023
  • Your children are screaming and your dog is lying dead in a pool of blood.
    Pamela Appea, Parents, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Shock and skepticism, anger and praise; all the messages screamed at her silently.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The two sides charge toward each other screaming, with their weapons held high.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • Terrified of her uncle’s ghost, Jane screams and shakes the lock on the door in a desperate bid to be freed.
    V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Schwarber pounced on it, sending a line-drive home run screaming into the right-field seats.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Patients, suffering from open wounds and sores, scream in pain throughout the day.
    ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2024
  • My son, Kweli, screamed as a baby donkey named Matilda bit his big toe.
    Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Russell's mother said her daughter was heard on the phone screaming before the line went silent.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 July 2023
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scream

2 of 2 noun
  • She let out a piercing scream.
  • And then there are the gunshots, the screams, the pleading.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • See the scream tunnel and the hills the runners will face.
    Mark Scheffler, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • She is troubled by the metronome ticking, a knock at the door, a scream in the woods.
    Variety, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Frightened screams echoed in the class of about 20 students.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • His screams from the holding area could be heard in court as the door to the hallway closed.
    George Chidi, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Photos the mother took of the burn were shown and sound clips of the child's screams were played in court.
    CBS News, 20 July 2023
  • Then, get ready to hear some screams as the ice water hits them.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The scream tunnel in Wellesley, loud enough to be heard a half-mile away.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Near the end of her call, a loud noise is heard, followed by a scream from Heidi.
    Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Then, Chance the Rapper turned around and let out a scream in shock as Fallon danced around the stage.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • If the metaverse makes your brain scream for mercy maybe jump straight to no. 6.
    Katie Baron, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Suddenly, there was a scream, and the bangs started to be heard as bursts.
    NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The pair hid underneath their desks as the sounds of bullets and screams echoed through the building.
    Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
  • This Halloween, may all your screams come true... #halloween2021.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In the main stage area, Manny Abarca and his 5-year-old daughter heard the screams.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • When the win was secure, head coach Ben Brinkman turned to his bench and let out a primal scream.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The award-winning banger by BTS has deserved a road trip scream-sing all this time.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 22 Mar. 2023
  • He’s never been able to forget the sound of Mr. Wilson’s scream.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But that same sleight-of-hand, accompanied by the scream of the engine’s whistle, saved the bovine in the nick of time.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The whole movie, for me, is a bit of a primal scream against the carnival-like idiocy of the past six years.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2022
  • To the joyful screams of her players, Gottlieb broke out the Griddy dance.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • On Monday, the screams ringing from a barn in Enid, Okla., could be heard from at least a quarter-mile away.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • The logistics, the screams, the armored cars, had become a nightmare.
    Lucie Young, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Her piercing screams woke up her roommate on the first floor, and the roommate called police.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In the medical tent next to the coliseum, the doctors and nurses hear the screams as the young man is flipped by the bull.
    Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The trailer already had fans yelling at the top of their lungs; Mikkelsen’s walk on stage had the 4,500-strong crowd on their feet and blowing the roof off with their screams.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The sounds were played at 85 decibels — roughly the equivalent of a human scream.
    Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Ominous shadows flicker at the edges of the frame, and a terrible scream rings out while Tár is jogging in the park.
    Becca Rothfeld, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The model let out a huge scream as the popper released pink smoke and confetti into the air.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024

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