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
• The song is a waltz, heavy on strings and keyboard, with Flores almost screaming the refrain in his pained twang.
  — Josh Crutchmer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Sounds of awe, tears of joy — and not to mention the screaming animals — were a few of the reactions at the Fort Worth Zoo as the moon eased across the sun’s face Monday.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024

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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
• Shortly after midnight on March 15, a woman in the neighborhood was awakened by screams and pleas for help.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024