wail

Example Sentences

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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

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 doctor caught the baby—no forceps—and into the quiet space came his wail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Osbourne developed an aggressive vocal wail that always seemed to be teetering on the precipice of insanity.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

From behind the big top, the silhouette of a balloon rises into the sky, followed by a child’s prolonged wail.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen