wailer

Example Sentences

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All that was left was to see if this leonine wailer could get on board with the direction Page wanted to go.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2018

For many Nixon-haters, he is the character Rip Torn excoriated in Blind Ambition, or the mad wailer incarnated by Philip Baker Hall in Robert Altman’s Secret Honor.

From Time • Aug. 9, 2014

Which raises a question: What is the proper response to a courtroom wailer?

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

LaVette the soul wailer singing oldies-but-goodies by the Beatles?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2010

The professional wailer sits on a swing in the verandah outside the rooms, and in a monotonous voice invites all the spirits of the dead to attend this feast given in their honour.

From Children of Borneo by Gomes, Edwin Herbert