cry
Example Sentences
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In the years since, Corado’s name has become a rallying cry for the local movement against police brutality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Soon they were being branded by the News of the World as "Britain's newest purveyors of filth" - a moniker Sullivan claimed "made my mother cry".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
"So you pay the amount. An hour later, they say it’ll be in your account. But it's not there. And you cry, you scream your head off."
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
That’s a far cry from the $162-million opening haul of “Barbie,” but box-office analysts say that film captured the cultural zeitgeist in a way that’s hard to replicate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Way off somewhere a dog howled at the moon, and other dogs picked up his wolfish cry.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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