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

The sirens were wailing off in the morning distance.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury