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  • noun Plural form of banshee.

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Examples

  • He says that what happens with the banshees is no concern of his.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Write a Novel Synopsis 2009

  • That is down right laughable considering the way they ran shrieking like a pack of banshees from the building after that car back fired!

    Think Progress » Hastert: Supporters of Bush Iraq Policy ‘Show The Same Steely Resolve’ As United 93 Passengers 2006

  • • More on Karl McCartney, the new Tory MP for Lincoln, who calls Labour women "banshees".

    Diary 2010

  • Toss in a protracted, migraine-inducing blur of swooping "banshees" (i.e.: dragons ripped straight from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series; I hope she sues), and a bunch of mutant beasts which are, frankly, rather stupid-looking, and this "Pandora" really ain't no great shakes.

    Gregory Weinkauf: Avatar: Why Cameron's Flick Kinda Actually Sucks 2010

  • Cameron insisted on devising a plausible method for the Na'vi to ride the "banshees," since the creatures 'wings precluded the use of saddles.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Michael Ordoña 2009

  • Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."

    WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2009

  • Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."

    KFDM.com Breaking News : News 2009

  • Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms _ giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2009

  • Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defence mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."

    JAM! Showbiz 2009

  • Toss in a protracted, migraine-inducing blur of swooping "banshees" (i.e.: dragons ripped straight from Anne McCaffrey's

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

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