cry for

Example Sentences

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In the years since, Corado’s name has become a rallying cry for the local movement against police brutality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

"I think it was a cry for help," he says now.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Do not cry for Kelly, he can sleep gently on a thick mattress of $100 bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The truck bounced down the road toward Makeni, and I bounced with it as I wrapped myself in my grass mat and continued to cry for the loss of all my happiness.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince