wailed
Example Sentences
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"Oh, my martyred child," he wailed, "oh my darling."
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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
“Take me to my father,” she wailed as a paramedic tended to her wounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
I wailed through the phone to my mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
The guards screamed, and Finn Gustano wailed louder than ever.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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