cry out for
Example Sentences
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Bennett said the couple also went on a seperate hunger striker back in November as a "cry out for help".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
“I didn’t want to be that girl who was always talking about her sister, but there was this very genuine desire to cry out for help, or acknowledge her,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2024
Being shy, I didn’t cry out for help.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
