outcry

Example Sentences

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No doubt these employees believed they were doing useful work, but there has been little to no outcry about a decline in services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There was a similar outcry in 2016 when Noma Dumezweni was cast to play Hermione Granger in the original London production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A plan to build housing for 1,200 foreign workers that was approved last autumn sparked outcry among locals.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It backed down after a public outcry and also because mass layoffs at the Department of Education likely left the agency without the resources to collect the debts.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

But the public outcry was so great, the governor called the superintendent and told him to start up the football program again, school or no school.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine