wailed
Example Sentences
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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 we spoke an air raid siren wailed overhead – the sound so familiar that Margaryta did not respond.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
"I wanted to come here desperately, I wanted to see my husband," wailed one woman, who gave her name as Naruemol, as her friend comforted her.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
I wailed through the phone to my mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Seagulls wailed, a skinny shorebird ran up and down the sand, busily pecking.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
