cries
Example Sentences
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At a hospital just outside General Santos, the region's largest city, AFP reporters heard cries of "push" then an infant's cries as a mother gave birth outdoors behind a makeshift screen.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The family were, mercifully perhaps, not present to hear the vicious argument with shouts of "condemn it", cries of "shame", and jeers and boos on Wednesday.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The two share an inquisitive and child-like energy, turning heavy conversations about growing up broke, the solitude of incarceration, and desperate cries for attention, into something remarkably light.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Over the radio, they can hear the cries of other vessels begging for food and water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
It takes a breath, opens its mouth, and cries: “WOO!”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
