How to Use war cry in a Sentence

war cry

noun
  • Did maclunkey amount to a war cry or a plea for Han not to shoot?
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
  • And from the top of the traffic signals and the walls came a wave of sound, a war cry.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
  • His war cry went straight from our televisions and movie screens into our hearts and minds.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Cheering on your own isn't as good as cheering with a friend, and that's not as good as cheering in a large crowd chanting war cries.
    — Angela Dewan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020
  • On the commander's order, the troops would rush towards the castle, shouting a war cry.
    — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
  • Those words remain both a war cry of an underdog and an albatross after a dismal downturn.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Hearing its metallic war cry in the open air is a privilege that makes getting wet seem totally worthwhile.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Breaking up the tech giants is a satisfying war cry—but probably futile.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • Clayton, a mountain of an individual, acquits himself well with the war cry.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The guttural moan Molly releases in that moment is a war cry for horny women everywhere.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
  • From the looks of the teaser trailer, there's plenty of stunning scenery and banter between the two friends — as well as the occasional war cry.
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 10 June 2020
  • One arresting voice comes through like a war cry, all ancient, melismatic syllables in unsettled rhythms.
    — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Selma is a play on the word selva, which in Portugues translates to jungle, it is also used by the Brazilian military as a war cry.
    — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The single opens with vocals echoing the Warrior Princess’ famous war cry and melts into a rush of bass and techno as the Palestian singer’s voice commands the track.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Black Girl Magic was a response and war cry for not just being one way, but being messy and brilliant and understanding the ever-changing forms of the black women's body.
    — Jordannah Elizabeth, Chicago Reader, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Native Maoris flown in from the Motherland also raised the roof with a Haka and war cries that carried across the harbor, goading their sailors to victory.
    — George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • His America First agenda is somewhat overshadowed by his war cry in Venezuela and his pro-Russia tilt in settling the Ukraine war.
    — Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
  • One of the scariest experiences involved a large pickup truck pulling dangerously close to her on Highway 17 and its driver rolling down the window to mimic a war cry.
    — Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Like Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, Leeds shifted their uplifting war cry to the clear slot between handshakes and kick-off.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And at President Biden’s address to the conference, four protesters interrupted his speech, letting out a war cry and holding up a banner calling on the president to declare a climate emergency.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Protesters in cities throughout China were actually chanting Patrick Henry's revolutionary war cry from 1775 this week, as tens of thousands poured into the streets in defiance of the authoritarian regime in Beijing.
    — William Falk, The Week, 3 Dec. 2022

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