wail

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

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

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

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

But their loud wail, which can be activated via a mobile app, can be heard about half a mile away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Violet said, but just as she said it, one of the telephones rang, in a loud, unpleasant wail.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

"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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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

The wind wails impossibly louder, throwing debris against the door like a machine gun.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Jamie Varley, 37, who earlier wailed for his mother, made the remark in the bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with 13-month-old Preston Davey in his arms.

From BBC ● May 6, 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

His distraught widow, Leticia Cruz Vázquez, wailed, “I didn’t want him like this!” before fainting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025

Then Pa said, “No, Marva honey. You can’t do that,” and my sisters wailed, “Papa! Papa!” and “Yes, she can,” and “Surely can, Papa. Surely can.”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

“I fought for that because I knew no DJ would cut that song off with Neal’s guitar wailing at the end of it. It was too brilliant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

"Woken by huge bangs and wailing siren," he texted.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

My eyes fill with tears, and a yelp from deep inside me is drowned out by their wailing music.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera