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

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

“This can’t be happening,” I wail, my hands shaking as I feel the unprecedented thinness of my ponytail.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Zhao has been signaling this moment from the start of the film, and when Hamnet’s bright, earnest voice is replaced by Buckley’s full-bodied, guttural wail, it’s nearly impossible to stay stone-faced.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Now, reader, I have told you that the cry of a fox sounds almost exactly like the wail of a baby.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman