Example Sentences

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“As soon as we got on the red carpet, there was keening from fans. Not just screaming. Keening. I’ve only heard that sound once before. I was with a young actor whose name was Leo.”

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Inside one of the rooms, a dog was keening, clearly distressed; Mueller winced.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2018

A shrill wind was keening in the leafless dogwoods.

From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

The old woman was keening by the fire.

From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)