Example Sentences

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"For years, my whole being has been crying out for justice and freedom," she said.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

"She's very frightened, because she sits and listens to the news with me, and even this week she has been crying at the reports of the deaths from Covid."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2020

“But recently, every cell in my body has been crying for Japan.”

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2018

Novalei, she said, has been crying for days.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2018

He has been crying and crying, with no relief for him or his poor parents.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman