wailing
Example Sentences
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They got into another convoy of huge black cars, and with lights flashing and a siren wailing, rolled out of town.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
"Woken by huge bangs and wailing siren," he texted.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Before they wreaked havoc on others, Matthew and Brady grew up wailing on each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
The 17-year-old Pliny was at Misenum, approximately 18 miles from the volcano, but even there “you could hear the wailing of women, the cries of babies, the shouting of men.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
A woman was wailing from one of the classrooms.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
