screaming headline

Frequency: 5.03.2 per million words

A headline printed in very large letters, designed to attract attention.

headlineADJECTIVE + headline

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screaming

Examples (10)

  • The tabloid newspaper was known for its screaming headlines and scandalous stories.
  • A screaming headline about the election results covered the entire front page.
  • The story was exaggerated with a screaming headline to attract more readers.
  • News of the royal engagement became a screaming headline overnight.
  • She was shocked to see her own name in a screaming headline on the morning paper.
  • Despite the screaming headline, the article itself contained very little factual information.
  • The editor insisted on a screaming headline to boost the paper's circulation.
  • The city awoke to screaming headlines announcing the mayor's sudden resignation.
  • He learned not to trust the screaming headlines of sensationalist magazines.
  • ‘ALIENS LAND ON EARTH!’ was the screaming headline that sold millions of copies.