cries (for)

present tense third-person singular of cry (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cries (for)
Verb
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • German news magazine Der Spiegel asks its readers.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • Languedoc asks visitors to think differently.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.
    Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Which begs a larger question, really.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The club’s owner, Willie Dann, said he is horrified by what has happened recently and regrets ever hiring Kerlew.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
  • But on a certain level, Van Gundy will always be a Knicks lifer who regrets resigning from the team a quarter century ago and who was interested in his old job when David Fizdale and Tom Thibodeau were hired instead.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The longer answer involves a team of researchers right down the road in Arlington who are about to play a real role in keeping it that way.
    Ciara McCarthy. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
    Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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