Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few. From LearnThat.org. [Bishop George Berkeley (1685-1753).]
Before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A cry to arms. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Had a good cry. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
QUEST: That's what you call a cry of enthusiasm over that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2003] Reference
Here arises what I call the cry of the "cap and ... business wolves.". From Wordnik.com. [Bill Chameides: Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope] Reference
If, as some think, the "cry" is that of those escaping to the mountains, compare Mt 13: 14; 24: 16, with this. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
When the wild geese cry from the cloud and the sleet. From Wordnik.com. [The Wood Carver's Wife] Reference
There was a cry from the foreroyal-yard of "Man overboard!". From Wordnik.com. [Make Westing] Reference
There was a cry from the fore-royal-yard of "Man overboard!". From Wordnik.com. [Make Westing] Reference
"But it's a far cry from the Solomons to the United States.". From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XXXIV] Reference
From east and west their cry is heard, their very instant cry. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Tales and Christian Songs] Reference
Before I could answer a cry from the bed caused me to look round. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
"To the cross-roads!" came the hoarse cry from a thousand throats. From Wordnik.com. [Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest] Reference
Definitely a far cry from the label's previously not-so-subtle pics. From Wordnik.com. [American Apparel Possibly Saved From Bankruptcy, Debuts 'In Bed With The Boss' Ad (PHOTO)] Reference
Kersdale hears the cry, is overcome by a crushing fear, his face white. From Wordnik.com. [“Some day, all the fools will be dead....”] Reference
Christ's own former cry is the believers 'cry, "Abba, Father" (Mr 14: 36). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
It is a far cry from the abacus to the modern keyboard accounting machine. From Wordnik.com. [As We May Think] Reference
A cry from the horrified officials below was what first brought me to myself. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
A far cry from the man we see who, apparently, has lead his charges to rescue. From Wordnik.com. [May 2007] Reference
No hunting cry is raised, but the pack flings itself forward in quick pursuit. From Wordnik.com. [Road-Kids and Gay-Cats] Reference
A sudden cry from the Greek brought him back in a hurry to the top of the island. From Wordnik.com. [The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa] Reference
From another, the cry is just as certain: We tried stimulus, and it didn't deliver. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. economy needs tonic, not talk] Reference
The future our kids will inhabit is a far cry from the world their parents grew up in. From Wordnik.com. [Bernie Trilling: I Just Want my kid to be Happy... and Successful] Reference
That cry is still rising from the earth, and woe to all who close their ears against it. From Wordnik.com. [Zoe: The History of Two Lives] Reference
This is a far cry from the ways of the Arab autocracies and despotisms in Iraq's neighborhood. From Wordnik.com. [Pax Americana and the New Iraq] Reference
Thou wilt cry from the passages, from the roads, where thou wilt ever and anon be in distress. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
But at length one morning a sudden cry from the Pinta shook them from out their sullen thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States] Reference
His face was deathly white, and he shuddered whenever there was a cry from the burning building. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography] Reference
Italian stadiums, however, are a far cry from the English ones that can be admired on television. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Analysts say India today is a far cry from the more polarised, violent nation of the early 1990s. From Wordnik.com. [Security tight in India after court gives its Ayodhya verdict] Reference
You take a couple of steps down into the space and it's quiet, sleepy - and a far cry from the Americanized. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Hawaii tourism blitz hits Seattle] Reference
This showed a decline of 0.9%, a far cry from the quarterly falls of 5% that were seen in the autumn of 2008. From Wordnik.com. [This can't go on: house prices must drop or wages must rise. Which seems more likely?] Reference
It is a far cry from the elite and dainty rhythms of a freshwater fly fisherman at some stream stocked by his fishing club. From Wordnik.com. [Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City] Reference
It was a far cry from the Serbian's clash against Argentine clay specialist Gisela Dulko the previous day which lasted almost two hours. From Wordnik.com. [The Himalayan Times RSS] Reference
These movies are now, in effect, their own genre -- a (mostly) Latin American cry for freedom transfigured into neorealist suspense -- and. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
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