wail

Example Sentences

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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

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

Wylie does, recalling "the wail of sirens and then the release wail of the all clear and the smell of gas".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

Only when the bailiff took her arm to escort her out of the room did she realize that the wail was coming from her own mouth.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng