wail
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With his rapid-fire mandolin playing and tenor wail, Buzz Busby delighted crowds in the honky-tonks of Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Sirens wail as ambulances and rescue vehicles race through the streets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
If you’ve wondered what would happen when a garage-rocker cowboy is joined by a punk who likes the Western wail of steel guitars, look no further than “Blame the Clown.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Wylie does, recalling "the wail of sirens and then the release wail of the all clear and the smell of gas".
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
I want to run to her, scream and wail until I’m hoarse.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
"Literally, the entire group was there in the building, this is a terrible and extraordinary event," he said, as anguished wails from other pilgrims with him are heard over the video.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nidal al-Arir wails on the ground, pleading for his son, who needs a corneal transplant.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Yet amid the wails is heard a new maturity about the government’s role and fiscal limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As Elvis wails the line, “And I miss her,” from his cover ballad about a bad husband, we see a shot of Elvis’ dead mother, Gladys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Ghostly moans and wails whisper from somewhere far away.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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 she spoke to her staff, Rock wailed silently on the baby monitor app on her phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
On Wednesday, the girl wailed in the background as Mejia described her husband as a hard worker “dedicated to his job and our home.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
"I wanted to come here desperately, I wanted to see my husband," wailed one woman, who gave her name as Naruemol, as her friend comforted her.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
He let his arms flop against the road and wailed, “I don’t have a tail!”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Half of the assembled musicians played on the film’s original soundtrack; star trumpet soloist Bijon Watson can even be seen wailing in the Lighthouse jazz scenes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
During Arbaeen, they show their grief, mourning with weeping and wailing in memory of Hussein.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 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
Dr. Zinchenko pointed and clicked a miniature remote at the wailing librarian.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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