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
With Mr. Frampton wailing on guitar, “Doobie Wah” has a hard-rock core but a rollicking Doobie Brothers feel akin to that group’s 1972 hit “Listen to the Music.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
The 17-year-old Pliny was at Misenum, approximately 18 miles from the volcano, but even there “you could hear the wailing of women, the cries of babies, the shouting of men.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
The doors were closed and the ambulance took off, siren wailing, lights flashing.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
