wailing

Example Sentences

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Wailing relatives approached the town’s medical workers, not knowing where to take the dead.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

The comments section has become a sort of digital Wailing Wall for the country.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Wailing away on his Gibson Les Paul, with its custom paint job in full flower, he's not doing it for us.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

A symbolic extension of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, the artwork is a “wall for healing,” Abramovic told Reuters in an interview ahead of the ceremony.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021

Wailing loudly, they returned to the house wondering what they would be able to tell Kumalo when he came back the following day.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith