wail

Example Sentences

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Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Police and firefighter sirens wail in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The doctor caught the baby—no forceps—and into the quiet space came his wail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne, who died Tuesday at the age of 76, was an undisputed rock god whose preternatural wail shook the gates of hell.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

Finally, about twenty-five yards out, he lost it altogether and plunged with wheeling arms and an unhappy wail into the murky water.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson