cry out for

Example Sentences

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"I like the idea of Ben Stokes bowling early. It was crying out for him to bowl earlier in Perth. He needs to realise how good a bowler he is," Vaughan added.

From BBC

A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of espionage have gone on hunger strike in a "cry out for help", their son has told the BBC.

From BBC

"Practices are telling us that despite patients crying out for appointments they don't have the funding to employ the GPs they need."

From BBC

"Rangers are crying out for help," added Alan Hutton, referring to reinforcements in this January window.

From BBC

“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