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cry

[krahy] / kraɪ /




VERB
formally announce to others
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"I go to another room and... I hide to cry."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

They ring with the anguished cry of a Jewish man over the loss of his mother and his people.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

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

“Unlike Carol, I cry often when I’m extremely angry and in the middle of trying to tell someone how upset I am,” Seehorn says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Betsie set down a pot of greenhouse-grown tulips and stepped back with a little cry of pleasure.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Perez said a local resident heard cries for help beneath the rubble and joined neighbors in removing debris before professional rescuers arrived.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

When the on-duty officers heard the desperate cries for help, why didn’t they jump up and sprint to Alcaraz’s aid?

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

And the more surprising a result is, the more it cries out for an emotionally convincing explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Early plays Maddie’s lowest moments with raw sincerity and expressions of utter helplessness — visible cries for help, acted out with total concern and love for the feminine.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Nhamo wailed uncontrollably as the warriors and Prince Kakono sacrificed themselves, but her cries weren’t for them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Earlier, from the first minutes of the partial eclipse, a group of young boys cried out: "It's starting! It's starting!"

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“I cried the first time I read that scene,” Hunnam recalls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

I could have cried during my last shift.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

"I lost it, you know. I fell to the ground. And then I cried," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

“Whoa!” they both cried after hitting the first of many knobs and swells along the way.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

"You're seeing the family members distraught, crying, it's hard to watch. Unfortunately it's the reality of being close to the ocean."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

One video outside a military recruitment office shows men in civilian clothes sitting inside a military van barricaded by crying women.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“When I walked on the field I started crying because of how much this moment meant, and how much it meant to everybody,” Foxx said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Nobody else is crying, which means I can’t either.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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