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But he added "we do not have the luxury of taking a rest simply because our bodies are exhausted. Nor is there time to wail together when our hearts break."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Sirens wail as ambulances and rescue vehicles race through the streets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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

And Finn had let loose with a loud wail: “I just want my mommy!”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

As Nelson, 49, is swept down the mountain, Morrison’s muffled, primal wails can be heard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Just be sure to brace yourself for your children’s inevitable wails when you try to pull them away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Frightened by his own feelings, he had listened mutely to the wails of grief that permeated the community.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

"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

In the hours after the shooting, many in the neighborhood were kept awake as sirens from ambulances and police cars wailed, their lights flashing eerily in the dense tule fog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

I wailed through the phone to my mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

“Oh, darling,” he wailed, his face buried deep in her neck.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

"Whether you're wailing or it's a little cry on the way home. I feel it necessary, it's Olivia-Grace coming through."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I fought for that because I knew no DJ would cut that song off with Neal’s guitar wailing at the end of it. It was too brilliant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

During Arbaeen, they show their grief, mourning with weeping and wailing in memory of Hussein.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The lyrics mention muddy water and Natchez, Miss., and he adds wailing fills on the instrument officially known as a harmonica but which in this context is usually called a “harp.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

She kept wailing and Papa kept patting her.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns