cry down
Example Sentences
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Bryan unbarred the door, and all three rushed out in the yard, when they heard the same cry down the boreheen, but could see nothing.
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
And every petty and personal disappointment, every error in colonial office administration, raised a new group to cry down the British system, and to call for a peaceful junction with the United States.
From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by Morison, J. L. (John Lyle)
When they do so, cry "down," very slightly checking them if they do not.
From The Dog by Dinks
To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
The more protection he had the more money he could get, and consequently it would not be natural for him to cry down his own protection.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
