Word: wailful
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...Revenge, revenge, revenge," ran the trilling wail of the women at the funeral. Revenge against whom? Many of Jumblatt's followers thought they knew the answer: they turned their wrath upon Lebanon's Christian community. At week's end security officials said that more than 250 Christians had been killed; many of them had their throats...
...night; I could not say how long. We got lost in a river of swing that night. When Benny played smooth, he conjured bright images of a giant ballroom, like the inside of a wedding cake, where ethereal couples foxtrotted and tomorrow never came. When Benny made his clarinet wail, he raised memories of dark, empty places--lonely spots where it seemed the sun would never rise. He played to the heart of Friday night, but he was always a perfect gentleman. When he came back for an encore, he told the audience in a charming, tired voice, "Thank...
...heart of the capital was under siege. Everywhere, it seemed, was the wail of sirens, snarled traffic, milling crowds, police marksmen poised on rooftops, swarms of reporters interviewing one another in the glare of floodlights. Extra guards were posted at Government buildings; on the Hill each member of Congress was offered an armed police escort. The Washington Monument was temporarily closed to visitors: it was within the range of snipers. Affairs of state moved forward-cautiously. At the end of his visit with President Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin left quietly with no farewell ceremony; incoming British Prime Minister...
...unusual sight of red and tan kilts worn by 21 members of the amateur Stuart Pipe Band and the equally strange wail of bagpipes drew passers-by from Plympton St. and the largest crowd of Quincy House students and affiliates ever to attend the event...
...feet of silt in their living room. With their two daughters, they just managed to drive to high ground. The night passed slowly. The smell was overwhelming: a mixture of sewage, diesel fuel and the gas from propane tanks. The escaping gas sounded like a banshee's wail as it hissed through broken connections. The onrushing waters roared like an avalanche...