cry
Example Sentences
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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
Her message was a far cry from the pressing one U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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
Just as I pulled the ring, I heard the big monkey let out a warning cry, but it was too late.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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