were wailing
- past progressive of wail.
Example Sentences
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When US President Joe Biden walked through Kyiv in February 2023 on a surprise visit to show solidarity with Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, air sirens were wailing.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
The Russian news outlet Baza reported, citing local residents, that air raid sirens were wailing and an explosion was heard.
From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022
“Last week we were still sitting in the bunker and the sirens were wailing nonstop.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Again, in the distance there were wailing sirens.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 11, 2015
Voices were wailing in the night and flashbeams swirled about.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
