cry down
Example Sentences
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A thunderous shout rose as the athletes came to view,—jangling, incoherent; each city cheered its champion and tried to cry down all the rest: applause, advice, derision.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
In vain was reason given, if man therewith Shame truth, and name it wisdom to cry down The unschooled promptings of his best desire.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
You Virginians are all right; you have your Washington and Morgan and the Rangers, but don’t cry down the Northern farmers in their homespun.
From Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield by Goss, John
