cry for
Example Sentences
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The banner held aloft by a Tottenham Hotspur supporter before kick-off was not so much a plea for action as a cry for help.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
After so long on the road, driving past despair dotted along the road’s shoulders, Day brushes off a cry for help with a joke.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I know what it feels like to cry for help and believe no-one is coming. Today, children still inside that facility know someone is finally coming to protect them."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
On Sunday, they pleaded with passersby and motorcyclists to keep quiet as they tried to listen for any sound of life—a cry for help, a cough or heavy breathing—from people under the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
There was nobody to cry for him, and only the sky and the clouds and the trees were the witnesses of this sad event.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
