cry for

Example Sentences

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"I will go to all the friends and family I will never see again, and lay flowers and tell them: 'I remember you always, and I cry for you.'"

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Not especially popular in life, he appears to have become, in death, a rallying cry for defiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

If that’s not a cry for help, I don’t know what is.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

“A cry for help from millions of people went unanswered,” Suárez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

See, Katherine, I am not going to flunk out as a cry for help! he thought.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix