cry
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It was the first time he saw his father cry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Having not once allowed himself to cry in prison, he now wept regularly and was having nightmares of still being behind bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
I have cheered for them in almost all of their games, even after they made me cry by moving to St. Louis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
From deep within the cave came a cry.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In October 1907 the cargo vessel Alfred Erlandsen struck nearby rocks and the villagers who gathered at the clifftop could only listen to their cries for help.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A few of their cries could be heard above the seagulls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
An elephant seal cries out at the sight of a photographer 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She smiles, laughs, cries, makes jokes, stomps her foot, flirts and gossips about other women with a girlfriend.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Italian government rejected the cries of many to keep the portrait.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Doria Rone, a local business owner, cried throughout the two-hour event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Definitely cried happy tears, and called my mother immediately."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"I cried until I was absolutely exhausted," Min says.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I dropped the phone, dropped to my knees and cried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Why? What were you doing out there on the ice, Karli?” she cried.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The Cleveland Browns are 3-1, for crying out loud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She said: "He started crying and saying, 'Maybe I shouldn't take it away from you, it's so important'."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
A one-year-old toddler stumbles around an immigration court in Louisiana, crying.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
So I’m crying with tears of joy too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
She sat right down on the dirt floor of our sod house and started laughing and crying all at the same time.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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