CRY in a Sentence

Learn CRY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
327 example sentences for CRY, such as:
1. Disaster areas will not cry.
2. Bold cry, tears the heart drug.
3. Some babies cry during the night.
4. Don't cry out before you are hurt.
5. It's terrible when women can't cry.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of CRY
cry
 n.  a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
 v.  bring into a particular state by crying
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She began to cry, and he felt as if every one of her tears were pouring over him like burning lead.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  Her cry steadied him, though it deepened his wrath and pity.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  Scarlett had a sudden treacherous desire to cry out, "But you've been happy, and you and Mother aren't alike," but she repressed it, fearing that he would box her ears for her impertinence.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  Scarlett longed to be there now, alone with Ellen, so she could put her head in her mother's lap and cry in peace.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
5  "I should cry into my pillow every night," said Scarlett, meaning to be flippant, but he took the statement at face value and went red with pleasure.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  If she could only be with Ellen, just to see her, to hold onto her skirt, to cry and pour out the whole story in her lap.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  "Oh, now I've made you cry, too," sobbed Pittypat, in a pleased way, fumbling in her skirt pocket for her handkerchief.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  Poor thing, she gets that queer look and I know she's trying not to cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  But in the morning-- There now, don't cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
10  "But it's true," answered Melanie and she began to cry softly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
11  "Lawd, Miss Melly, doan cry hyah on Peachtree Street," groaned Uncle Peter, hastening his horse's pace.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
12  She wished that she could cry, do something to ease the iron fingers that were digging into her throat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  It's terrible when women can't cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  She wanted to cry but the tears would not come.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  It hurt so terribly to cry, but not so much as not being able to cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
Example Sentence: (117 in 8 pages)
1  Strong woman is will cry,but never admit defeat.
2  A strong woman will cry, but will not admit defeat.
3  She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
4  Disaster areas will not cry.
5  Don't be a baby and cry over that little scratch.
6  We must not lie, and cry, God help us.
7  Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
8  Don't cry out before you are hurt.
9  Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper.
10  The baby can cry as soon as he is born.
11  The little boy fell over and started to cry.
12  Better to tell the truth and comfort their cry, than to create pain when you tell them a lie.
13  Bold cry, tears the heart drug.
14  Some babies cry during the night.
15  Eventually, you'll learn to cry that on the inside.