cry out
Example Sentences
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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
In one clip, as a soldier talks to a woman, presumably his wife, their children cry out, “We love and miss you.”
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024
At a memorial service attended by hundreds of people, Susan Swimm's American husband Robb asked mourners to cry out a single word: "Why?"
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
This was in answer to the prayers of the faithful, who had never ceased, both day and night, to cry out for deliverance.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
