How to Use outcry in a Sentence

outcry

noun
  • There was a lot of public outcry over his racial comments.
  • They were surprised by the outcry against the casino proposal.
  • There might be an outcry that the raw steps ought to be shown.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The outcry has a populist feel to it.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The move was met with an outcry among school staff and teachers.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The state backed down after the outcry.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The goals have come a long way since the outcry at Google six years ago.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The killing sparked a public outcry.
    — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Still, as the months wore on, there was a growing outcry among some of her fans.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There was no public outcry of genocide at the time.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • Knowles said the recent outcry aimed at school boards was not a factor.
    — Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The response to the outcry led to even more jokes online.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Those officers were able to meet with the child, who did not make an outcry.
    — Christina Shaw, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There is an outcry for justice to be done, and the man is sentenced to death.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The outcry wasn’t enough to sway the primary against her.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Therefore, no league-wide outcry.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • None of the measures have quelled the public outcry.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Again, no outcry about whether her sentence was too lenient.
    — Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Small protests have been seen, but any outcry has largely played out elsewhere.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Trump at the time blamed the post on a staffer, and deleted the video after an outcry.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • This time, the outcry was caused by a track’s content, rather than an artist’s conduct.
    — Tim Ingham, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Artists and their teams do, and part of the company’s role is to take the heat for fan outcry.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There was this huge outcry from everyone.
    — Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 22 Oct. 2025
  • It was reversed after an outcry as the ban collapsed crop yields.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • And so my optimism wants to believe, yes, that there would be an outcry.
    — Cameron Joseph, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • The move sparked outcry from Democrats and others who urge reform of gun laws.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi and Jonathan Mattise, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • The delay in closing the vote caused an outcry from Democrats.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The board continues to fail to heed the outcry from survivors.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Much of the outcry is anecdotal, but there lots of anecdotes.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The news was met with outcry from union leaders, some school board members and the mayor.
    — Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

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