wailed
Example Sentences
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Jamie Varley, 37, who earlier wailed for his mother, made the remark in the bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with 13-month-old Preston Davey in his arms.
From BBC • May 6, 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
His distraught widow, Leticia Cruz Vázquez, wailed, “I didn’t want him like this!” before fainting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025
As we spoke an air raid siren wailed overhead – the sound so familiar that Margaryta did not respond.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
“Woe and sadness!” the creature wailed, loping anxiously to Taran.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
