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Sirens wail as ambulances and rescue vehicles race through the streets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Night is falling in Altadena as bats circle, peacocks wail and photographer Kevin Cooley tries to capture what’s left of a tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

At each siren wail, the musicians were trained to dive for cover - sometimes mid-session.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

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

The cradle began to wail, and Opal reached inside to pick up her baby and hold him close to her chest.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

When vocalist Marisa Shirar wails those desperate high notes, they’re well earned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Near Kelly: Set against the Teton Range, the movie “Shane” ends with Alan Ladd in the title role riding away on his horse while little Joey wails, “Shane! SHANE! Come back!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

Cries and wails are repeatedly heard throughout the videos as people mourn the loss of their loves ones.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

Above him, the crowd on the bridge cried out, and then he heard anguished wails coming from the place where the city should be.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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

Sunday was the test that all championship teams must pass, and the Rams did so with frozen hands and puffy faces and a will that wailed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

"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

“Do ye not know? ’Tis the dreaded name of the divvil himself, sir,” wailed the ferret.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

This week, with air raid warnings wailing in the distance, Kyiv held a funeral for two sisters.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Before they wreaked havoc on others, Matthew and Brady grew up wailing on each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

His team is languishing until Sonny gets behind the wheel and Robert Plant starts wailing and John Bonham begins bashing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

Following the Maytals’ 1968 hit “Do the Reggay,” with its choppy beat, steady rhythm guitar, throbbing bass and wailing horns, Mr. Cliff wrote songs that expressed social and personal themes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

When they arrived near the vicinity of the police station, they heard the wailing first.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh