wail
Example Sentences
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But their loud wail, which can be activated via a mobile app, can be heard about half a mile away.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Some people, like Anna Shilanski, are choosing to spend their nights underground to avoid having to wake up and rush downstairs when air raid sirens wail in the wee hours.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 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
Zhao has been signaling this moment from the start of the film, and when Hamnet’s bright, earnest voice is replaced by Buckley’s full-bodied, guttural wail, it’s nearly impossible to stay stone-faced.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
Violet said, but just as she said it, one of the telephones rang, in a loud, unpleasant wail.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing wail
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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