cries
Example Sentences
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Over cries of foul from those who came in person, the board’s attorney Shayla Myers announced the meeting was canceled because the Zoom channel had a capacity of only 1,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A few of their cries could be heard above the seagulls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A survivor who was hauled to safety on a rescue boat had described the frantic cries on board the passenger-cargo vessel when the fire erupted on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
And all the literature about the American Revolution itself is rife with the passionate cries for liberty and equality, not paeans to “the land.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Boo cries but not as much as this morning.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
