plaintive cry

Examples (10)

• The child's plaintive cry echoed through the empty house.
• We heard a faint, plaintive cry coming from the abandoned puppy.
• Her plaintive cry for help touched the hearts of the rescuers.
• The lone wolf's plaintive cry pierced the silent night.
• Despite his bravery, a plaintive cry escaped his lips in pain.
• The migrant's plaintive cry for justice went unheard for too long.
• A plaintive cry arose from the crowd as the verdict was announced.
• The old woman let out a soft, plaintive cry as she remembered her past.
• From the deepest part of his sorrow, a plaintive cry emerged.
• The distant, plaintive cry of a bird filled the melancholic morning.