wail for
Frequency: 5.23.1 per million words
to wail because of sadness about someone or something lost
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Examples (10)
- They were wailing for their lost children.
- The mother began to wail for her missing son.
- Villagers often wail for those lost at sea.
- She couldn't help but wail for her shattered dreams.
- After the tragedy, the community gathered to wail for the victims.
- He would sometimes wail for the life he once had.
- The old woman continued to wail for her deceased husband.
- In ancient cultures, women would wail for the fallen warriors.
- The mournful sounds of people wailing for their dead filled the air.
- Even years later, she still wailed for the injustice she suffered.