Examples of earsplitting in a Sentence
The train's whistle made an earsplitting noise.
the earsplitting noise coming from the jackhammers at the construction site
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
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Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.
—Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
Up close, the spinning turbines make an earsplitting din.
—Stanley Reed Matilde Viegas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
Frequently changing lights and occasionally earsplitting volumes didn’t help.
—Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2022
After Williams struck a swinging backhand volley winner to take a 4-0 lead in the second set, her play improving with every passing moment, the reaction was earsplitting.
—Howard Fendrich, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2022
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Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.
—Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
Up close, the spinning turbines make an earsplitting din.
—Stanley Reed Matilde Viegas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
Frequently changing lights and occasionally earsplitting volumes didn’t help.
—Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2022
After Williams struck a swinging backhand volley winner to take a 4-0 lead in the second set, her play improving with every passing moment, the reaction was earsplitting.
—Howard Fendrich, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2022
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“Earsplitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earsplitting. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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earsplitting
adjective
ear·split·ting
-ˌsplit-iŋ 
: unbearably loud or shrill
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