hue and cry
Example Sentences
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According to witnesses, a "hue and cry" drew villagers to the spot where Nath and Das were being held.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Neither faced the hue and cry that enveloped Feinstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
Zaslav responded to the film community's hue and cry by whispering to The Hollywood Reporter that two of the studio's most respected producers, Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, will assume oversight of the channel.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2023
You can raise a hue and cry, Still I’ll never say goodbye, Owner till the day I die, and kvelling!
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
Just to see them made me know my worst fears had come true: a hue and cry had been raised against me.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
