wailing

Example Sentences

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Eventually, the bus made its way out onto the main road and towards the team hotel some 15 minutes' drive away, leaving several supporters wailing and sobbing.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

As Héctor and the other paramedic, Julio César Vega, 28, entered the premises, a woman ran in wailing.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

The All-Stars do their brash, spectacular thing, and a lot of that is wailing away, although they could also be mysterious.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

When they arrived near the vicinity of the police station, they heard the wailing first.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh