His muscles began to tense; as he spoke, his tone rose shrilly.

Chandra asked, her voice rising shrilly for all she tried to keep it even.

She heard her voice rising shrilly, but she did not care.

She took a deep breath, her voice rising ever more shrilly over the room at large.

His face had begun to twitch, and his voice rose shrilly.

She looked away from him with disdain, and his voice rose shrilly.

The battle cry Simon had last heard in the doomed seaport rose shrilly.

It was a woman who got the first question in, her voice rising shrilly above the others.

Her voice rose shrilly and then broke in despair.

His voice rose shrilly with each word, and he had to make a definite effort to master himself before he could go on.