Shrill in example sentence

In the centre of the room stood a man in uniform, who announced in a loud shrill voice:'As candidate for the post of Provincial Marshal, Captain Eugene Ivanich Apukhtin will now be balloted for.'

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In the world of the Middle East at the moment, the debates are, as you know, shrill.

In anger, we go from being spoiled princesses and hormonal teens, to high maintenance women and shrill, ugly nags.

Caine narrates the proceedings with considerable sly wit and low-keyed sarcasm, but his actual performance is bereft of energy (Caine's shrill bursts of anger or frustration seem to come out of nowhere, and he connects with nobody on the screen).

But it's not a statement ABOUT anything -- except the director's shrill shriek of "HEY LOOK AT ME! I'M AN ARTIST, TOO."

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