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

Some people, like Anna Shilanski, are choosing to spend their nights underground to avoid having to wake up and rush downstairs when air raid sirens wail in the wee hours.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

But there was no insulating the sounds: the wail of a baby, the din of radios, the angry words of a family quarrel.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The constant air raids are a huge problem for businesses, many of which have to shut their doors every time a siren wails.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

"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

“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

A mom with a smoker’s voice raises her hand and wails, “Is the director in there?”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

"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

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

As she spoke to her staff, Rock wailed silently on the baby monitor app on her phone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

“Oh, I shall be pecked to death!” wailed the poor Earthworm.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

The 24-year-old figure skater was captured clutching her leg and repeatedly wailing "why?"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

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

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh