Example Sentences

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As they started emerging from the terminal, with the Turkish activists at the front, they were greeted by cries of "Allahu Akbar!"

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

He hugs Rohila, kissing her as he cries.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The two share an inquisitive and child-like energy, turning heavy conversations about growing up broke, the solitude of incarceration, and desperate cries for attention, into something remarkably light.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Over the radio, they can hear the cries of other vessels begging for food and water.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Masvita produced thin, wailing cries as she lay on her mat, and Nhamo trembled as though she had malaria.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer