cries
Example Sentences
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Weaver cries with what she calls tears of gratitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
He has pledged "social transformations that the country urgently cries out for" while promising to "take stock" of the peace strategy and "make the necessary changes".
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
At a hospital just outside General Santos, the region's largest city, AFP reporters heard cries of "push" then an infant's cries as a mother gave birth outdoors behind a makeshift screen.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
She cries foul on seemingly every play in which she is bumped, or nudged, or experiences any of the contact that is completely normal in the most physical basketball league on the planet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
When he sees me, he cries and thumps his tail at the same time, like he’s both happy it’s me and sorry it isn’t Gram.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
