wailing
Example Sentences
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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
As Héctor and the other paramedic, Julio César Vega, 28, entered the premises, a woman ran in wailing.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The wailing sound you just heard was a Cleveland Browns fan screaming Why do I do this to myself?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 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
Locusts, songbirds, the wailing wind, Peach—the whole world was alive with noise and the mossy smell that came before a big rain.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
