anguished cry

Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words

a cry full of extreme pain, sadness, or anxiety

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Examples (10)

  • The wounded soldier let out an anguished cry when the medic touched his leg.
  • An anguished cry echoed from the wreckage, signaling that someone was still alive.
  • She heard her own anguished cry as if from a distance when she received the terrible news.
  • An anguished cry escaped his lips as he knelt beside the grave.
  • The mother's anguished cry for her lost child was heartbreaking to hear.
  • Trapped in the dark, he could only manage an anguished cry for help.
  • The character's anguished cry in the final scene of the play moved the audience to tears.
  • From deep within the haunted house, a single anguished cry pierced the silence of the night.
  • His anguished cry revealed the depth of his despair over the company's failure.
  • Suddenly, an anguished cry shattered the peaceful afternoon, and everyone rushed to see what had happened.