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Cries in a sentence
Cries meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of cry
Using Cries
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of cry
- In the example corpus, cries often appears in combinations such as: cries of, the cries, cries for.
Context around Cries
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cries
- In this selection, "cries" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ghetto, tank, servicewomen and compelled stand out and add context to how "cries" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a servicewomen cries as she and a woman cries during a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cries" sits close to words such as caves, databases and diets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cries
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Against cries from Republicans and supporters, a vote for keeping the scholarships alive was never called by Democratic House leaders there. (21 words)
A man at a party is allowed to hold a baby, which cries as soon as it nestles into his arms. (21 words)
Cries of 'catch' from Jonny Bairstow, but Head's rather wild slash towards midwicket goes narrowly wide of 12th man Mark Wood. (22 words)
Deepika on what attracted him towards Ranveer, "I was attracted to the person, most of the world not seen, there is a quiet side to him, a very sensitive side to him, intelligent side to him, I love the fact that he cries. (43 words)
And along with the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, a component reserve of the Greater Blue Mountains Area, the cries are heard with the heat, flooding, and fires, climate-related events that are part of Australia’s recent history. (39 words)
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
There were hues and cries about how low the Nigerian judiciary had sunk and the cries compelled General Abacha to constitute a Judicial Panel saddled with the task of reform/reorganization of the judiciary.
In the past, there were cries of regional marginalization but today, the cries have gone from regional to families crying for daily bread.
Police officers who heard the cries to shoot Jews during the Malmo rally would have intervened, but the cries were in Arabic and the “officers simply didn’t understand,” Hellgren said.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, security personnel were patrolling along the railway line when their attention was drawn to her cries.
After delivering two compelling performances of his songs ‘Won’t Regret Minelle’ and ‘The Ghetto Cries’, Ti Blacks of the South Calypso Tent has been crowned the 2023 Calypso Monarch.
After the final vote, the crowds in the galleries burst into angry yells and cries of “Shame on you,” with fists held high above their heads.
Against cries from Republicans and supporters, a vote for keeping the scholarships alive was never called by Democratic House leaders there.
A man at a party is allowed to hold a baby, which cries as soon as it nestles into his arms.
An academy trust head has admitted he 'cries' over the violence at a school where teachers are threatened with sexual assault and having their throats cut by knife-wielding pupils.
And along with the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, a component reserve of the Greater Blue Mountains Area, the cries are heard with the heat, flooding, and fires, climate-related events that are part of Australia’s recent history.
AP news agency reported the parents, two daughters and son were brought to safety after five days under their collapsed home, to cries of "God is great".
Ariel González Levaggi, an executive board member at the regional think tank CRIES, said Milei may, for example, pull government support from controversial infrastructure projects financed with Chinese funds.
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
A woman cries during a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan.
Back at GH, two women connect over the danger Trina has gotten herself into, and Portia Robinson, (Brook Kerr) Trina’s mother cries.
Britney lived under a strict conservatorship controlled by her father for 13 years and accused her family of ignoring her cries for help.
But Israel’s counterattack on Gaza, its threats to mount a ground invasion and America’s tight embrace of its most important Mideast ally, regardless, have prompted cries of hypocrisy.
Cries From The Youth is stridently and defiantly focused on the progress of underclass Jamaicans, recorded in the heart of Kington’s Waterhouse neighborhood at Jammy’s Studio at 38 St. Lucia Road.
Cries of 'catch' from Jonny Bairstow, but Head's rather wild slash towards midwicket goes narrowly wide of 12th man Mark Wood.
Deepika on what attracted him towards Ranveer, "I was attracted to the person, most of the world not seen, there is a quiet side to him, a very sensitive side to him, intelligent side to him, I love the fact that he cries.
Common combinations with cries
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cries of 43×
- the cries 35×
- cries for 31×
- and cries 15×
- cries from 12×
- cries and 12×
- her cries 8×
- cries out 8×
- cries as 6×
- cries in 6×