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

Despite the public outcry, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was re-elected soon after the disaster and has survived two related no-confidence votes in parliament.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

The Pan- American Highway had been laid right through them without causing an outcry.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann