cry for
verb
cried for; crying for; cries for
: to need or require (something) very much
This problem is crying for a solution.
The old house is crying for a new coat of paint.
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Which is either a selling point or a cry for help.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 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.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Those lines became a rallying cry for the pro-Palestine movement after Alareer was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023, and have since achieved a ubiquity that once seemed all but impossible for a poem in the 21st century.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
An analysis of those cases revealed a pattern among women arrested for low-level charges, who said they were not given proper care in jail and had their cries for help ignored.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 7 May 2026
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 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.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Those lines became a rallying cry for the pro-Palestine movement after Alareer was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023, and have since achieved a ubiquity that once seemed all but impossible for a poem in the 21st century.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
An analysis of those cases revealed a pattern among women arrested for low-level charges, who said they were not given proper care in jail and had their cries for help ignored.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cry for
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“Cry for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cry%20for. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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