war cry

noun

Definition of war cry

1 : a cry used by a body of fighters in war

2 : a slogan used especially to rally people to a cause

Examples of war cry in a Sentence

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And from the top of the traffic signals and the walls came a wave of sound, a war cry. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "In Blur of Smoke, Jeers and Then Goals, Liverpool Humbles Manchester City at Anfield," 4 Apr. 2018 Colored lights played on the stone walls, and the P.A. system issued a spooky soundtrack of galloping hoofs and war cries, evoking the battle of 1862. — Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, "Savor Puebla, a Mexican gem known for its food and sense of style," 18 Mar. 2018 Black Girl Magic was a response and war cry for not just being one way, but being messy and brilliant and understanding the ever-changing forms of the black women's body. — Jordannah Elizabeth, Chicago Reader, "Mahogany L. Browne describes the making of The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic," 13 Mar. 2018 Not a brave war cry, but screams of terror and madness. — David Obuchowski, Longreads, "The Many Acts of Keith Gordon," 25 Jan. 2018 Trump softened Bannon’s full-on war cry a bit on Monday. — Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, "How Steve Bannon’s ‘war’ on GOP establishment could help Trump now," 19 Oct. 2017 With its biturbo assembly nestled in the fiery bosom of the V8 cylinder heads, the GT R generates 516 lb ft of torque from 1,900-5,500 rpm, accompanied by a guttural war cry and crisp, crumpling upshifts. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Mercedes-AMG GT R: A Race Car for Regular People," 6 Oct. 2017 Those words remain both a war cry of an underdog and an albatross after a dismal downturn. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "10 years later, Mark Dantonio reviving Michigan State's pride after 2016 fall," 5 Oct. 2017 Early on in the ceremony, though, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton set the tone by going a bit off-script to turn a cute 9 to 5 reunion into a rousing, feminist war cry. — Joanna Robinson, HWD, "How the Emmys Raised a Surprising Middle Finger to the Patriarchy," 17 Sep. 2017

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