cry wolf
Example Sentences
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A Cabinet Office report during trials in 2014 warned of this "cry wolf" effect, while pointing out there was strong support among the public for the alerts.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“The challenge is always, you don’t want to cry wolf too soon, but you certainly don’t want to wait until the wolf’s eating you, either,” he said of declaring a drought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
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
“You can’t just kind of cry wolf all the time,” Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago’s health commissioner, told The Times.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
All he knew was that he felt very splendidly mad, with an uncontrollable desire to throw his body in the air, and cry wolf calls with his throat.
From Dusty Star by Olaf Baker
