Sentence examples for the distant wail from inspiring English sources

But it is a day when the distant wail of firetruck sirens sound ominous, nerves grow raw and viewers become hypersensitive to the misplaced word or self-serving gesture.

We looked up, checked that no monkeys were looming directly overhead, and continued our climb, while Gary identified pink candle-shaped flowers of wild ginger, brilliant blue morpho butterflies and the distant wail of the howler monkeys.

Much as I loathe the truck grand prix a few yards from my door, I am always transported by the distant wail of truck brakes, somewhere out in the night.

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About an hour later, shortly after 3, Espinoza was chatting outside the gate with another worker when he caught the distant wail of police sirens.

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It opens with its chorus, a bastardised dancehall version of the song Maps by 00s indie stalwarts the Yeah Yeah Yeahs; the famous "They don't love you like I love you" refrain set over a dub rhythm and distant wailing horns, and bookended by the track's title.

The distant relatives got nothing.

The distant future?

The distant past?

When you see the film, you can here this distant voice wailing 'I can't stay in here…let me out!'" "I've worked in war zones but I've never been as overwhelmingly frightened as I was right then," he added.