cry
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I can’t believe this still makes me cry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I can tell you that Wolverine can cry as well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
A hue, a cry, a gnashing of teeth and maybe the angry neighing of horses will be heard across the land at the debut of the newly redecorated “Little House on the Prairie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Oropeza says she feels "a little relieved" after a session with a psychologist from Première Urgence, who advised her, among other things, to "breathe deeply, calm down, reflect, pray, cry."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Betsie set down a pot of greenhouse-grown tulips and stepped back with a little cry of pleasure.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
This came home during Covid when many people reached out to elected officials but their cries for help went unanswered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
The family were, mercifully perhaps, not present to hear the vicious argument with shouts of "condemn it", cries of "shame", and jeers and boos on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Hundreds of South Koreans appeared to be cheering with loud cries of "Naegohyang", the name of the visiting North Korean club.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
As he spoke, they could hear loud scraping sounds on the door, followed by little plaintive cries, as if the witch’s children were babies crying for milk.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
He had already cried once this tournament, after he heard of a complication with his father's health following the opening match.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"They cried, and they laughed and they danced, and they hugged and they kissed."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Around her, people snored, babies cried and dogs barked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Soon, these glasses would make him double over in laughter when she performed and cried, dabbing her eyes with tissue through the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“And she is my sister too!” cried Karli, beside himself with excitement.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
"I watched a little girl crying with a little pink backpack on because she's never going to see her father again."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We started crying, and I said to myself, ‘God wants me here.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"He started crying a little bit, and said he wishes he hadn’t done it."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
He learned the words to “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” for crying out loud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Maybe I was crying only in my head.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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