cry out for

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Nov. 12, 2025

Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024

“You don’t know how those kids have been taught to cry out for help. You don’t know the trauma that they’ve been through.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Sam gasped, but he had no chance to cry out, for at that moment many things happened.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien