wail

The chorus is the key here, as its smooth riff pauses for Casablancas to softy wail out “We could never afford it / So we dine and dash / I would always go last.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

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

Full of sorrow and restraint, the opening verses are entombed by muffled synths before Liene explodes into an operatic wail of catharsis in the dying moments.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Archie woke with the whips and the roar of the carriage and started to wail.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The constant air raids are a huge problem for businesses, many of which have to shut their doors every time a siren wails.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

"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

Yet amid the wails is heard a new maturity about the government’s role and fiscal limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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

Then came the gasps, the wails, the whimpers, and finally uncontrolled sobs.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Women dressed in black robes wailed over the bodies, one of which was draped in Hezbollah's yellow flag - a reflection of the group's support in this largely Shia area.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 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

To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025

I wailed through the phone to my mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

“I forgot about it being a secret!” he wailed.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

The 24-year-old figure skater was captured clutching her leg and repeatedly wailing "why?"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bold clarity of the performances was energizing, but the wailing sometimes sounded like parody grief.

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

As I began another round of wailing, Aunt Kitty heaved a sigh that let me know she’d had just about enough.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan