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
Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Zhao has been signaling this moment from the start of the film, and when Hamnet’s bright, earnest voice is replaced by Buckley’s full-bodied, guttural wail, it’s nearly impossible to stay stone-faced.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
The doctor caught the baby—no forceps—and into the quiet space came his wail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Later, as Florida lay in bed listening to the wail of the freight train passing through Boxton, she thought about the old lunatics and about going down a river in a boat.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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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