Used in a Sentence

cries

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cries.

Editorial note

Needless to say, there were a few cries of dissent, but most people were left with a favourable impression.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cries gathered in one view.

verb

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

noun

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

noun

A shout or scream.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cries.

verb

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

noun

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

noun

A shout or scream.

noun

Words shouted or screamed.

Example sentences

1

Needless to say, there were a few cries of dissent, but most people were left with a favourable impression.

2

The average person bemoans their health and cries for a better diet, but every step they take is towards something worse.

3

Now they're finally doing what needs to be done, and the EU cries foul...

4

ATM, The two top articles (Why Docker isn't Successful in Production) and this one are both cries for the world to slow down.

5

So to their petulant cries of being unable to read our communications anymore, I say: fuck 'em.

6

If this simple cooperation can be considered a network of brains so can a troop of monkeys, through communication via physical motion and cries.

7

We had thin wales so we heard the scuffles and the cries.

8

It makes sense to do this, but I can already hear the cries of parallel construction from my bunker 20 floors below sea level.

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Then I realized that I cannot trust everyone who cries foul.

10

But nobody really cries crocodile tears over a VC having to take a pay cut from $500,000 a year to just $400,000 a year (a 20% cut mind you!).

Quote examples

1

Progressives have their own cries, of course, but "this isn't democratic, and the proof is that I didn't win" is a standard losing conservative trope.

2

As for the larger context, the problem with the frequent use of slippery slope arguments and cries of "censorship" is that people are choosing to die on some pretty ridiculous hills.

3

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips.

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None of this is to say that California shouldn't address how, where, and why water is being used for agriculture, but they cries of "They're irrigating a desert" are a distraction at best.

Proper noun examples

1

Cries of 'we are the 99%' are being made by all of us now.

2

Cries for tptacek to produce evidence, for example, of the reversibility of Windows code, would be more pleasantly satisfied by some deeper investigation, such as discovering React OS.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cries in a sentence?

Needless to say, there were a few cries of dissent, but most people were left with a favourable impression.

What does cries mean?

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

What part of speech is cries?

cries is commonly used as verb, noun.