cry for

Example Sentences

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It became a rallying cry for activists over the following seven years, culminating in a movement in June 1987 which toppled Chun's regime.

From BBC • May 19, 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

“Learn a Trade” isn’t just a rallying cry for younger generations to skip college and pursue in-demand blue-collar work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

I’m okay, my head is okay, no one needs to cry for me or worry about me.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart