cry for
phrasal verb
cried for; crying for; cries for
: to need or require (something) very much
This problem is crying for a solution.
The old house is crying for a new coat of paint.
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However, her public cries for help may be working in her favor as the 60-year-old was able to leave temporarily for her father’s 94th birthday celebration in February.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
For the Jaimes family, this moment of crisis is also a rallying cry for others impacted by the harsh realities of the administration's crackdown.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Read Next Illinois Cat was freezing, crying for help in Illinois alley.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
No Other Land is a living document of a people being systematically erased, as well as a cry for intervention, one that grows more hopeless and dispirited as the film goes on.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
For the Jaimes family, this moment of crisis is also a rallying cry for others impacted by the harsh realities of the administration's crackdown.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Read Next Illinois Cat was freezing, crying for help in Illinois alley.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
No Other Land is a living document of a people being systematically erased, as well as a cry for intervention, one that grows more hopeless and dispirited as the film goes on.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cry for
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“Cry for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cry%20for. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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