hue and cry

Example Sentences

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According to witnesses, a "hue and cry" drew villagers to the spot where Nath and Das were being held.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Neither faced the hue and cry that enveloped Feinstein.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Zaslav responded to the film community’s hue and cry by whispering to The Hollywood Reporter that two of the studio’s most respected producers, Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, will assume oversight of the channel.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023

You can raise a hue and cry, Still I’ll never say goodbye, Owner till the day I die, and kvelling!

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

With a desperate spurt Frodo and Sam dashed along the bridge; but they had hardly reached its further end when they heard the hue and cry begin.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien