outcry
noun
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
outcries
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pluralof outcry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The company also dropped some war-related bets after public outcries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Such public outcries and legal challenges are likely to follow in the other nations preparing to pass their own age-verification mandates—and that’s exactly where the energy needs to be directed.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
When immigration agents followed two women through an L.A. courthouse last month and arrested them, it drew outcries from nearly all corners of L.A.’s legal community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Despite outcries from advocates and individuals, however, hospital leaders have stayed silent.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
What hap-pened later he’d pieced together from loud outcries and scraps of conversation deep in the middle of the night.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
