wailed

Example Sentences

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Jamie Varley, 37, who earlier wailed for his mother, made the remark in the bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with 13-month-old Preston Davey in his arms.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"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

“Take me to my father,” she wailed as a paramedic tended to her wounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

“Oh, I shall be pecked to death!” wailed the poor Earthworm.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl