wail
Example Sentences
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Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The doctor caught the baby—no forceps—and into the quiet space came his wail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
"Celia shrieks strangely," read one, while another said: "They repeat the wail."
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
Indy is the most empathetic scream queen of the year so far — and I mean that literally as his breed, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever, is known for its high-pitched wail.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
She sang with volume and pitch and a heartbreaking wail that echoed through her relatives’ bones, rattling them in the ground under the school itself.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Vocabulary lists containing wail
Instead of "Said": Words For Sad Speech
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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