cry wolf

Example Sentences

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That sort of description typically makes me urp; too many critics serve it up every week or two and they cry wolf, or masterwork, or not-to-be-missed too often to be trusted.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“We don’t want to cry wolf and say, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get record amounts of rain, catastrophic flooding,’ and then you get about half what you think.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2024

“You can’t just kind of cry wolf all the time,” Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago’s health commissioner, told The Times.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

There are only so many times someone can cry wolf before they're laughed off the air, critics tweeted.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2021

All he knew was that he felt very splendidly mad, with an uncontrollable desire to throw his body in the air, and cry wolf calls with his throat.

From Dusty Star by Baker, Olaf