wails (for)

present tense third-person singular of wail (for)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • As the world mourns Patrick Stewart, Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the late former host on this weekend’s episode.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Houdini offers tribute to some magicians who preceded him and laments that more wasn't known about them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • One of the film’s best jokes was sacrificed for a leaner run time, Firstman laments.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Letter writer regrets hanging up on a telemarketer without insulting her first.
    — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Despite Brody’s regrets over how the proposal went down, the results are pretty undeniable.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Wails (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wails%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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