wailed

Example Sentences

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Women dressed in black robes wailed over the bodies, one of which was draped in Hezbollah's yellow flag - a reflection of the group's support in this largely Shia area.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

As we spoke an air raid siren wailed overhead – the sound so familiar that Margaryta did not respond.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Seagulls wailed, a skinny shorebird ran up and down the sand, busily pecking.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich