How to Use outcry in a Sentence

outcry

noun

• There was a lot of public outcry over his racial comments.
• They were surprised by the outcry against the casino proposal.
• The outcry over the video prompted CMT to pull it from airing.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 July 2023
• The move sparked outcry from Democrats and others who urge reform of gun laws.
  — Kimberlee Kruesi and Jonathan Mattise, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
• The president’s team has sought to calm the outcry over Gaza, with a focus on Michigan.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2024
• The video has been viewed more than 9.7 million times, and led to an outcry on social media.
  — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Amid a flurry of public outcry, the Tide was entrenched in its support of Miller.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 4 Mar. 2023
• With less than 24 hours until the rally, the group moved it to the Grand Theater, a private venue in Anaheim, but the outcry over the event followed it.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• When the fact of those conversations leaked, there was a major outcry.
  — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• The law stemmed from public outcry over San Diego’s handling of a network of thousands of smart streetlights.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
• The move caused an outcry among the creative community.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
• The outcry opened the floodgates on a scandal that forced Murdoch to shut down the 168-year-old tabloid, Britain’s best-selling newspaper.
  — Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 18 Dec. 2023
• The departures caused a fierce outcry on X and a slew of press coverage, most of which wasn’t favorable.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
• Her blog went viral and sparked a massive public outcry.
  — Thomas Bostick, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The expulsion of Jones and Pearson sparked a national outcry from Democrats.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 11 Apr. 2023
• As soon as calls for intervention began, so did the outcry from the left and right against any potential bailouts.
  — Jeff Stein, Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
• In 2018, Unilever abandoned a plan to leave the UK for a single headquarters in the Netherlands amid shareholder outcry.
  — Cagan Koc, Fortune Europe, 25 Mar. 2024
• Direct access was cut off in 2020 as a result of public outcry.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2023
• And there was an outcry when the press exaggerated the number of older members who were asked to step aside.
  — Tim Gray, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
• One co-worker, though, leaked Levin's analysis to the press, igniting a public outcry that pressured the EPA to act.
  — Michael Phillis and Mike Stobbe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
• Amid the bipartisan outcry, drama was stirred in the Arizona House on Wednesday as Democrats tried to bring forward a bill to repeal the law.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
• The outcry led to Unity walking back some of its changes and clarifying others.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
• In response to public outcry and a swift legislative effort, the bill swiftly passed.
  — Larada Lee, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
• Public outcry ensued; the main tenor of the criticism was that Usher, at 28, was still too young to become a family man.
  — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• But the outcry from parents, teachers, and authors changed the minds of Scholastic decision-makers.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• In place of evidence, there was the weight of scientific authority on one side and the volume of outcry on the other.
  — David Quammen, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• After an outcry over the practice, Mr. Trump ended it in 2018 and a judge later blocked the government from putting it back into effect.
  — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• Musk has not removed his post that sparked public outcry last week and does not appear to be backing down from his fight with Media Matters.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
• The vote came in the wake of a February Auditor’s Office report that led to public outcry and calls to fire the county auditor.
  — Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
• The furor and outcry over Diaz’s injury will eventually die down.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024