Get to know Cried better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Cried meaning
simple past and past participle of cry
Using Cried
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of cry
- In the example corpus, cried often appears in combinations such as: and cried, cried out, cried and.
Context around Cried
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cried
- In this selection, "cried" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, everybody, boy, girl and nation stand out and add context to how "cried" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include they cried and i and and everybody cried. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cried" sits close to words such as alison, daisy and dietary, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cried
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They cried and I cried and everybody cried. (8 words)
We cried at defeats, and we cried at triumphs. (9 words)
She said: “One the first night I cried and cried and cried. (12 words)
Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israeli hostages shot dead Friday by soldiers during combat in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, even as they carried a white flag and cried for help in Hebrew. (37 words)
A middle-aged woman decided to stop next to traditional grave on the way up and cried for one of the children, whose casket was being taken by a black van a few meters away. (35 words)
The next day, she was told she didn't get the part and in an interview with she admitted: 'I’d never cried over losing a job before, but I cried over that. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
They cried and I cried and everybody cried.
She said: “One the first night I cried and cried and cried.
They cried, and I also cried before I left there because the woman wanted to end it all, but Glory is to God; her story has changed,” he posted on Facebook.
We cried at defeats, and we cried at triumphs.
The next day, she was told she didn't get the part and in an interview with she admitted: 'I’d never cried over losing a job before, but I cried over that.
I mean, I’ve cried with sadness, and I’ve cried with happiness when Charlie was born and stuff, but this was something else.
Who Cried Nation created this then cried again when it was invoked.
According to his ministry's website, 'John prayed and fasted for 10 days a month for five months, and cried out to God to reveal himself in power to these people'.
According to SaharaReporters, some residents of Ajegunle community in Lagos State, have cried out for help.
Ailing transgender, Daniel Anthony Nsikan popularly known as Jay Boogie, has cried for help after his two kidneys reportedly failed.
A lady has cried out on TikTok after failing to get the hairstyle she paid for at the salon.
Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israeli hostages shot dead Friday by soldiers during combat in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, even as they carried a white flag and cried for help in Hebrew.
A middle-aged woman decided to stop next to traditional grave on the way up and cried for one of the children, whose casket was being taken by a black van a few meters away.
And then I made two dozen chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, and I just ate them by myself and cried and then read the book over.
And when she woke up and cried, she finally had enough and started looking into diet culture and body positivity.
Another time, her husband was attacked after a young boy cried to his father that a foreigner was assaulting him.
As Mann was led away by a prison officer to her decrepit cell, she cried: 'I really don't know what more to say or what to do.
A woman who took her daughter to a Burna Boy's concert abroad shared a video to capture the moment this girl cried as she was overwhelmed with joy.
Beth Potter cried every day after making the switch from athletics to triathlon but she now stands on the brink of qualifying for the Paris Olympics.
Between bouts of dysentery, throwing his hat to the ground, he drew his sword and cried: “The time has come.
Common combinations with cried
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: