cry wolf

Example Sentences

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That sort of description typically makes me urp; too many critics serve it up every week or two and they cry wolf, or masterwork, or not-to-be-missed too often to be trusted.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“We don’t want to cry wolf and say, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get record amounts of rain, catastrophic flooding,’ and then you get about half what you think.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2024

"If you cry wolf too often, people will never pay attention," said epidemiologist Mark Wilson, an emeritus professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2020

At any rate, there’s also something to be said for medical alarm fatigue: the idea that if we cry wolf about the health risks of all potentially harmful things, we’ll ignore serious threats.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2016

Are those who cry wolf the loudest, entirely clear themselves, of a fondness for fat mutton?

From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Robinson, Solon