wailing

Example Sentences

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This week, with air raid warnings wailing in the distance, Kyiv held a funeral for two sisters.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

They got into another convoy of huge black cars, and with lights flashing and a siren wailing, rolled out of town.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

No, Moore goes for the hard stuff: wailing saxophones, arrhythmic bass lines, drums that follow beats so out of time they might as well come from the deepest reaches of space.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Following the Maytals’ 1968 hit “Do the Reggay,” with its choppy beat, steady rhythm guitar, throbbing bass and wailing horns, Mr. Cliff wrote songs that expressed social and personal themes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Upstairs, she found Izzy’s door shut, music wailing from inside.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng