wail

With his rapid-fire mandolin playing and tenor wail, Buzz Busby delighted crowds in the honky-tonks of Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Sirens wail as ambulances and rescue vehicles race through the streets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

If you’ve wondered what would happen when a garage-rocker cowboy is joined by a punk who likes the Western wail of steel guitars, look no further than “Blame the Clown.”

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Wylie does, recalling "the wail of sirens and then the release wail of the all clear and the smell of gas".

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

I’ll never forget the wail Iris let out when she heard what had happened.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

"Literally, the entire group was there in the building, this is a terrible and extraordinary event," he said, as anguished wails from other pilgrims with him are heard over the video.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Nidal al-Arir wails on the ground, pleading for his son, who needs a corneal transplant.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Near Kelly: Set against the Teton Range, the movie “Shane” ends with Alan Ladd in the title role riding away on his horse while little Joey wails, “Shane! SHANE! Come back!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

Ghostly moans and wails whisper from somewhere far away.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"Oh, my martyred child," he wailed, "oh my darling."

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

They wailed and sang as they beat their chests with their hands, a common mourning ritual in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

As she spoke to her staff, Rock wailed silently on the baby monitor app on her phone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

“I’m not sure I’ve wept or wailed like that in several years,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

The guards screamed, and Finn Gustano wailed louder than ever.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“Mono,” mostly the singer and shrieking strings, brings to mind David Bowie in late-’70s art-rock mode, while on “Easy Street” Mr. Homme channels the wailing desperation of Bryan Ferry over a droning guitar solo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“I fought for that because I knew no DJ would cut that song off with Neal’s guitar wailing at the end of it. It was too brilliant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

During Arbaeen, they show their grief, mourning with weeping and wailing in memory of Hussein.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

As Héctor and the other paramedic, Julio César Vega, 28, entered the premises, a woman ran in wailing.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Strange wailing sounds filled her ears—millions of heartbroken voices, as if the river were made of distilled sadness.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan