a sharp cry

Examples (10)

• He let out a sharp cry of pain when he stepped on the nail.
• The silence of the night was broken by the sharp cry of an owl.
• She gave a sharp cry of surprise when she saw the figure in the window.
• With a sharp cry, the child pointed at the snake in the grass.
• A sharp cry escaped her lips as she read the terrible news.
• The injured fox gave a sharp cry and tried to limp away.
• I heard a sharp cry from the next room and rushed to see what was wrong.
• During the horror movie, several people in the audience let out a sharp cry at the same time.
• His warning was a sharp cry that cut through the noise of the crowd.
• As the rock slipped from his grasp, the climber uttered a sharp cry of alarm.