How To Use High-pitched In A Sentence

It is snapping and whirring, emitting a high-pitched tome like the mewling of a cat. Death's Noisy Herald
It was a large, three story house with a high-pitched roof and a single, cathedral-esque spire.
‘I want to go back to when things were so simple’ sings Weiss in a high-pitched hillbilly squeal on ‘Piggly Wiggly’.
All the ills of a mighty nation are expressed in a single high-pitched syllable. Times, Sunday Times
Listen long enough and you can hear the high-pitched, enthusiastic yip yowl of coyotes; the long, keening howl of the wolves.

I'd spent a good enough deal of my life being picked on - I'm short, I have kind of a high-pitched voice, both things that will get you made fun of by other kids in school.
(Well, yeah, her high-pitched nasality is grating, but we're used to it and it drives the liberal pinkos crazy!) Inside Rove's Diary: The "Magic" of Presidential Street-Fighting
Spider let out a weird high-pitched cackle that scared Miguel.
They were pretty useless when confronted with the high-pitched whine of the rotor's gears directly above our heads.
And then from the hallway there was a high-pitched yell.
High-pitched laughter and low chuckles combined with the rise and fall of conversations caught in snatches.
She let out a frightened, high-pitched scream.
The high-pitched wail made by the cars at speed is another bone of contention. Times, Sunday Times
A high-pitched voice is a serious evolutionary drawback. Times, Sunday Times
Do they say this in an hysterical high-pitched voice? Times, Sunday Times
If so, who decided that the singer would squeal in high-pitched hysteria while the other three pounded their instruments as though possessed? Times, Sunday Times
A high-pitched voice is a serious evolutionary drawback. Times, Sunday Times
We would be unlikely to conclude that the function of that component was to inhibit the emission of high-pitched whines.
The Tudor-style architecture, with its stone pillars and high-pitched roofs, is influenced but not created by Kinkade.
A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning.
Naaz Hosseini's voice slips from a serene hum to a full-throated wail to a sweet high-pitched lilt, flavored by her roots in Armenia and Persia.
Almost as soon as we dropped into the water we were deafened by a series of high-pitched clicks and squeaks and whistles, and about 20 dolphins turned up.
They emit high-pitched squeals which only rats can hear. The Sun
I can make extremely high-pitched sounds and screeches!
The boy started to scream, not a yell of pain but a high-pitched shriek of panic that reminded me of a rabbit's death throes, which reminded me that I was hungry.
A man-child with a high-pitched voice, his brilliant acidic wit shields the petrified innocence of someone incompetent at everything except moving furniture and writing.
Brydon's Caine is actually the more substantial one, starting with his high-pitched Cockney voice of the 1960s and following it down the vocal register to his deeper, more rumbly sound of the 21st century. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Trip
‘Rise,’ the empress commanded imperiously, her voice, a high-pitched shriek.
It was a high-pitched squeal coming from the rear, as well as grinding noises.
The early humanoids traditionally characterised as ape-like brutes were deeply emotional beings with high-pitched voices.
He tended to speak in a high-pitched squeak when excited. Times, Sunday Times
Signs to look out for in babies or infants include a high-pitched moaning or whimpering cry, a blank, staring expression and pale, blotchy complexion.
A high-pitched yip released me from my sleep-like stupor.
The female continued to give the high-pitched call and quiver her wings for another 20 seconds.
He let out a high-pitched bray, his signal that he felt threatened by this confrontation.
She plots Six's graphs and statistics while playing Seven's sleep video in double time, watching the patterns and listening to him do his somniloquy in a high-pitched Chipmunk voice. Intersomnolence
We heard her before we saw her: high-pitched cries emanating from the hallway.
The high-pitched cries of a hawker selling beans on the street floated in through the window, further away, cars were nosing against one another in long, exhausted petrol lines, lecturers were gathering to announce another strike, pensioners were raising wilting placards demanding their pensions, and Aunty Uju, freshly graduated from Ibadan, had a job at the military hospital in Victoria Island. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Miracle
‘Hi,’ I said in my stupid high-pitched nervous voice.
As the speed increases, the only noise is a gentle high-pitched whine. The Sun
With a sudden flash and the crack of a car backfiring, the machine surged to life again, its high-pitched shriek more earsplitting than ever.
The high-pitched, nasal voice stopped Kate's explanation in its tracks.
And Alex Thorne's high-pitched, keening vocals soar above the mix.
Government eavesdroppers at Yorkshire's own GCHQ listening station were baffled when they began picking up high-pitched squeaks from the base's forest of aerial masts.
Echolocation works like this: bats send out a series of high-pitched squeaks and then listen for its return.
He described the male call as a high-pitched whistle repeating a long, drawn-out KI-WI sound about 30 times.
These symptoms last a day or 2 and are followed by worsening of the cough and the appearance of wheezes (high-pitched whistling noises when breathing out).
He asked me, his voice a slightly high-pitched whine, as though he had never progressed from childhood.
You are a mallow monster - yes, " said Sarah in a high-pitched baby voice as she hands a marshmallow through the bars of the cage.
The high-pitched wail made by the cars at speed is another bone of contention. Times, Sunday Times
Suddenly, I heard the high-pitched chatter of a bat straight over my head.
There was a bounce in his step and he whistled a high-pitched tune — full of sharp corners and feverish, screeching arpeggios. Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Tanjoubi | Station151
Three high-pitched beeps rang out from the box and she raised the top off of it.
George's face is badly disfigured and he has no fingers or toes; his voice is high-pitched because a part of his throat has been eroded by the disease.
She closed her eyes and let out her fear in a high-pitched scream.
Her voice was no more than a high-pitched squeal.
We'd all be forced to wear our underpants on the outside of our trousers and speak only in a high-pitched squeak. The Sun
It was a high-pitched laugh and if a sound ever deserved to be called fiendish that one did. Crime On the Coast
Is it a high-pitched ringing or a low-pitched hum?
They purr when happy and let out a high-pitched scream when in pain. The Sun
The label immediately seized upon their talent for blending edgy, high-pitched vocals with catchy guitar hooks, as epitomised by Float On.
From the hallway, the high-pitched screams of the heart monitor could be clearly heard and it resonated in Lucas' ears.
Now, the man with the high-pitched laugh and bowtie is finally back – and dishing exclusive details on his recently-completed screenplay for “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie.” EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie’ Is Incoming, And We’ve Got Story Details » MTV Movies Blog
The equipment sent out a regular high-pitched signal.
An English officer came on to the stage and made a brief announcement in an unexcited and rather high-pitched voice. DISPLACED PERSON
The equipment sent out a regular high-pitched signal.
His cutting, slightly high-pitched voice he found unattractive. THE GOLDEN LION
I was almost deafened by the high-pitched, panicked scream that resounded in my mind, and it was all I could do to keep myself from wincing.
Just as I started to breathe easier, a high-pitched mechanical scream tore through the dead air.
He puts on an appalling high-pitched Australian squawky voice.
The former is a jazz march parody that layers high-pitched whistling flute over a muted trumpet and slow, rolling drum hits.
A high-pitched ringing sounded in his ears, blanking out nearly everything else, he noticed.
It starts off with three or four high-pitched peeps in rather quick succession; then the bird launches into a raspy, guttural shriek; and then the bird whistles a few warbling notes as a coda.
Large dinosaurs could not pick up high-pitched sounds, a study has found. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, a low whistle began to sound from the top of the kettle and within a minute it became a high-pitched, ear-splitting shriek.
In the days to follow, Charles would argue that this high-pitched ululation was the real reason for the crash.
My voice is loud, but also rather high-pitched, and on the verge of cracking with all of the emotion surging within me.
Suddenly, a high-pitched squeal echoed through the valley.
Dame Helen Mirren, scared that another Oscar might make her husband run away, will redub her performance in The Tempest so that Prospera shouts everything in an inexplicably high-pitched Jamaican accent. ‘Bombshell’ McGee Sorry For Banging Sandra Bullock’s Chap
Then another woman let out a high-pitched scream. Times, Sunday Times
Sabriel commanded him, her voice high-pitched with worry.
She was about to explain, when a high-pitched whistle from somewhere in the middle of the soldiers sounded.
Across the hall, Nina could hear a high-pitched giggle behind a closed door.
If you're getting a high-pitched whine rather than a hum your hard drive may be the culprit.
A few feet away' through the trees behind them' was an insect realm of high-pitched chittering, dank mist and over-ripe vegetation. RUSHING TO PARADISE
She let out a high-pitched wail and fled to the back of the room.
But I've become used to the floaters, as well as that low-volume, high-pitched hissing sound that I began to notice a year ago in the background of music from my stereo.
They emit high-pitched squeals which only rats can hear. The Sun
Jake heard an odd, unearthly, high-pitched noise, and then the lights went back on.
He was screaming, his high-pitched wails piercing the clouds of choking plaster dust that were swirling around. Times, Sunday Times
Now maybe it'll go away - It let out a high-pitched shriek and Robyn screamed, now fully awake.
Then we heard Kagig's high-pitched "Haide -- chabuk!" and picked up The Eye of Zeitoon
As the speed increases, the only noise is a gentle high-pitched whine. The Sun
From down the alley they could hear the high-pitched sound of a woman's voice, followed by the rich baritone of man.
At one point, he lured a red fox close to his shutter by imitating the high-pitched squeal of a cottontail rabbit in distress.
Minyip (n): A species of bunyip indigenous to northwest Victoria and northeastern South Australia, characterised by small relative size and a piercing, high-pitched mating call. THE SCATTERHEART SMALLTOWN COMPETITION
She guffawed quite loudly, and then continued forth with several high-pitched giggles.
The voice, for example, stays high-pitched, the body develops a rounded contour, and the loss of hormones produces an unusual tallness and also prevents the skin from tanning.
The high-pitched sound can only be heard by the young and is designed to be so annoying that they move away.
Suddenly a high-pitched shriek that scraped the upper limits of audibility echoed from behind the opaque barrier. The Lives of Felix Gunderson
His voice was comically high-pitched. Bomber
These radio units help skiers caught in an avalanche to locate each other, emitting a stream of high-pitched bleeps like a comedy sci-fi homing device.
There was a high-pitched squeak and one of the pipes broke away from the wall, and Armstrong smelled ozone.
He tended to speak in a high-pitched squeak when excited. Times, Sunday Times
I was almost deafened by the high-pitched scream of the fire alarm.
There was a high-pitched mew, and one of the kitten's paws slashed up against the girl's right hand.
The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button.
His mild manner is far from the high-pitched, grating insistence of his stage persona. Times, Sunday Times
Her peace is suddenly disturbed by the high-pitched screams of an infant down the hall.
Shortly after 9am, the high-pitched hubbub of excited schoolchildren was replaced by the roar of heavy vehicles, shouting, barked commands and gunshots.
Sure enough, seconds later, a series of whistles, high-pitched and low, rolled up the hillside.
Odious candles fumed and dribbled a sooty wax upon some (though by no means all) of these tables, and a green and orange lampion with a torn shade swung in the center of the room, seeming to tremble at the high-pitched anger of the voices below it The backs of jostling onlookers obscured what was taking place there. Nightside The Long Sun
“Where you from?” she asked in a high-pitched voice that could only be an affected attempt at prepubescence. The Parable of the Spider
What did penetrate, however, was the high-pitched electronic bleep of my phone. KICK BACK
Some of Britain's biggest employers will attend a conference tomorrow aimed at increasing awareness of acoustic shock - caused by sudden, high-pitched noises from earpieces of telephone headsets.
Even the heaviest, most aggressive, anti-mainstream music artists of the time strove for melody and recognized the limitations of "listenable", rebelling from the Top 40 and appealing to outsider kids with high-pitched solos and vocals, reasonable amounts of distortion, loud drums, minor chords, and dissonant note and chord progressions. Cyberpunk
Bowel sounds vary greatly in pitch and quality, being low-pitched or high-pitched gurgles or rumbles. ‘Tinkling’ bowel sounds represent bowel obstruction.
The giggles soon turned into high-pitched squeals as he continued to tickle her.
Hearing loss in old age is usually gradual, and often begins with being unable to hear the most high-pitched sounds.
The world of the countertenor is a weird, high-pitched place, where the possibilities of the male voice are pushed to Bee Gees extremities. The Guardian World News
Alphanderry began whistling then, and this high-pitched sound was as sweet as any music that ever flowed from a panpipe. THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE
My traitorous voice seemed to speak out of its own volition… and in a high-pitched squeak too.
And now Britney's cavalry has arrived, in the high-pitched moonwalking form of Justin Timberlake.
As she begins to sing a prelude number her feeble, high-pitched voice warbles loudly over the sound system into the half-full room. American Grace
A young woman with bright red lips and a high-pitched cheep of a voice flew at me.
Since it was mating season, the male "bugled," making a high-pitched squealing sound meant to attract females. Point Reyes Elk Butt In at Ranches
We'd all be forced to wear our underpants on the outside of our trousers and speak only in a high-pitched squeak. The Sun
A yip rang out, the high-pitched yelp of a surprised wolf.
As soon as I opened the front door, I heard high-pitched yapping.
A similar thing happens to many humans - as soon as you detect the excruciating high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill, it sets your teeth on edge.
In response, there was a high-pitched growling noise from behind the clothes-press, but no Christabel emerged. Daring Deception
Josh Jones was a short, round man with a high-pitched voice and a constant grin.
The big man had a high-pitched reedy voice.
The voice had a curious quality, husky and high-pitched as if uncertain whether it was a light tenor or a throaty mezzo-soprano.
We sat in silence for a few moments before the high-pitched squeal of the microphone resounded throughout the pub.
The chalkydri bobbed its feathered head and chittered in rapid, high-pitched tones, an aural hummingbird. Etched in Bone
Dolphins emit rapid trains of high-pitched clicks, some audible to us, some ultrasonic.
A high-pitched creak sounded, and I craned my neck as far as I could to see what this seaman looked like.
Suddenly Tina let out a high-pitched wail, jumped from her cot and collapsed in a dead faint onto the floor.
A high-pitched voice yelled as a tiny blonde hit the volleyball over the net.
If anything, the faster fan drowns out the high-pitched whine with lower-pitched wind noise.
Tristram Shandy, for instance, is in multifarious ways a marvellous book, but it is written in a tone of such constant high-pitched zaniness, such deliberate "liveliness", that one finds oneself screaming at it to calm down a bit. Comedy in Literature
When he thought something ironic, he would let out a high-pitched shrill laugh that sounded like a hyena.
They emit high-pitched squeals which only rats can hear. The Sun
This time Rebecca did scream, a high-pitched shriek that split the silence of the night, and she turned tail to flee.
They encouraged his narrative with a range of clicks, braying noises and high-pitched squeaks which shot their credibility to pieces. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
“What a world, what a world,” he said in a high-pitched, cackly voice. The Girls He Adored
Neither of them had a chance to speak however, as the doors swung open with a high-pitched creak, revealing the room within.
She has a high-pitched reedy voice that doesn't stretch into the corners of these dark hued songs as much as shimmer above them like an unreliable narrator.
The alarm gave a high-pitched sound.
“Hello, she says,” a sharp, high-pitched voice cawed from down the corridor, laughing and mimicking. Darkness Becomes Her
You'll hear half a bang then a high-pitched whine to simulate ringing in your ears.
He was screaming, his high-pitched wails piercing the clouds of choking plaster dust that were swirling around. Times, Sunday Times
It was a high-pitched blip that, once again, she never knew the devices were capable of.
Another curious aspect to leopard seal vocalizations is their use of high-pitched clicks up to 165 kilohertz, a frequency far beyond the range of normal human hearing.
My alarm sounded Monday morning, as usual, bringing me out of my slumber with a series of deranged, high-pitched beeps.
The air fills with camera phones and a series of high-pitched screaming matches take off. Times, Sunday Times
If a novel with a pink popsicle on the cover sounds to you like literature veering into the tedious, high-pitched and bloggy, fear not.
The high-pitched sound is from a soaring insect-eater called a nighthawk. NPR Topics: News
He was screaming, his high-pitched wails piercing the clouds of choking plaster dust that were swirling around. Times, Sunday Times
More than 700 alarms, which emit a high-pitched 130 decibel scream, have been sold in a four-day frenzy.
At that, she let out a whine and whispery high-pitched pleas for his release over her.
If so, who decided that the singer would squeal in high-pitched hysteria while the other three pounded their instruments as though possessed? Times, Sunday Times
Now he could finally understand the co-pilot’s words, a high-pitched chant: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday . Typhoon Season
A low rumbling and high-pitched scream of an animal came from somewhere out in the fog.
Then we heard Kagig's high-pitched "Haide -- chabuk!" and picked up Peter Measel, and ran around the building to where the horses were already saddled, and squealing in fear of the flames. The Eye of Zeitoon
The gun's trigger guard cracked with a high-pitched ping, but the sound was pretty much lost in the screaming.
They purr when happy and let out a high-pitched scream when in pain. The Sun
Ethiopian wolves are suspicious of people, and if they spot someone in their territory they go on full alert, letting out high-pitched yelps - alarm calls that tell the rest of the pack of the intruder.
Some of my callers complained that I sounded distant or muffled, and one early version of the phone I used had a faint, high-pitched tone that may have given that effect.
High-pitched buzzing from the booksy girls and boys Spectator Live
The ants' communication sounds like high-pitched, rhythmical chirps.
However, as the water hit them, they emitted a terrible high-pitched screech and began to bubble, foam, and disintegrate on the spot.
The high-pitched voice skims over a flourish of spoon and dessert bowl - riveting drama for fan gaze.
The silly, high-pitched voice samples add a little extra zest to the already heated battles.
If so, who decided that the singer would squeal in high-pitched hysteria while the other three pounded their instruments as though possessed? Times, Sunday Times
Her voice is honeyed, youthful, and too high-pitched in the bluesier numbers.
This was, or would have been, evidenced by an isolated high-pitched sneeze from the far end of the car, - except - that from the far side of the other end, someone yelled out a brazen “bless you!” The Chaser | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast
But the bright, blindingly yellow-white sun glared down onto Nikrya, and sparrows shot from tree to tree, chattering in high-pitched chirps.
A high-pitched roof and a large skylight guaranteed ventilation and light.
In both the older and newer segments, the mix has some type of background noise, from crackling to hissing to buzzing to high-pitched whines.
My room had two large beds with mosquito nets, elegant dark furniture and a high-pitched thatched roof.
One could often find him on television with his somewhat high-pitched voice, his aureole of white hair, and his faintly rictal grin, promoting the virtues of vitamin C. Odd Man In
The Petersham's Gothic façade, complete with tower and high-pitched roofs, has been a landmark since it was built in 1865.
The back of his shirt rippled as the huge muscles bunched and rolled - and with a high-pitched scraping noise, the dryer slid out over a meter.
A high-pitched voice squealed his name and made him look up.
Almost as soon as we dropped into the water we were deafened by a series of high-pitched clicks and squeaks and whistles, and about 20 dolphins turned up.
A high-pitched voice is a serious evolutionary drawback. Times, Sunday Times
The equipment sent out a regular high-pitched signal.
And the screams of rage from his high-pitched voice, as he shot himself forward, sounded like a cageful of Australian cockatoos on the rampage. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories
Presently its chatter attracted a beautiful crested blue jay that flew close and uttered high-pitched notes, wild and fierce in their intensity.
All the ills of a mighty nation are expressed in a single high-pitched syllable. Times, Sunday Times
Minimal elements—high-pitched string flickers and a simple descending bass motif—define this song's essence.
Tristram Shandy, for instance, is in multifarious ways a marvellous book, but it is written in a tone of such constant high-pitched zaniness, such deliberate "liveliness", that one finds oneself screaming at it to calm down a bit. Comedy in Literature
They ran around the yard, their high-pitched squeals of laughter echoing from all around.
That weak souls, and sensitive souls, and high-pitched souls flee from the crassness and the rawness of the world to the drug-dreams of the over-world of rhythm and vibration — CHAPTER XI
His voice was strained and high-pitched. Times, Sunday Times
Male hedgehogs woo females by singing in a high-pitched voice. The Sun
O'Callaghan had a regular avian visitor every morning, the high-pitched voice of Sammy Sparrow.
I was almost deafened by the high-pitched scream of the fire alarm.

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