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Example sentences for "cried they"

  • Cried they, "Catch tight hold of the cord," and when he did so they drew him out and finding him weak from famine they gave him a somewhat of food and he ate and drank.

  • Cried they (and wait we did, you may be sure).

  • Cried they, 'Your father loves to roam: Enough for him to find The empty house when he comes home; For us your yellow ringlets comb, For us be fair and kind!

  • We must form a Church," cried they, "composed of saints only!

  • Hell itself,” cried they, “is on the side of these infidels; the earth casts forth warriors and steeds to aid them.

  • What need have we of aid,” cried they, “when the whole country is flying before us; and what better commander can we have than Taric to lead us on to victory?

  • Open the gate quickly,” cried they; “we bring supplies for the garrison, but the Arabs have discovered and are in pursuit of us.

  • And when the magistrates wished to convince certain refractory communes of the utility of the measure: "We desire no religious war," cried they.

  • What are you saying," cried they, "of diversity between the members of the Empire?

  • Come down," cried they; "we will do thee no harm.

  • Bring us a junket, good mother,' cried they to Maie.

  • Some one has been eating our dinner,' cried they, 'and there was hardly enough for ourselves.

  • Someone has been eating our dinner,' cried they, 'and there was hardly enough for ourselves.

  • Of course there are fish to catch,' cried they; and running down to the bank they soon succeeded in landing some fine fish, which they cooked on the spot.

  • So you have come home at last,' cried they.

  • For dead you surely will be,' cried they.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cried they" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    believe the; between ourselves; break down; cried aloud; cried another; cried excitedly; cried little; cried passionately; cried several; cried she; cried they; cried unto; evergreen tree; floor front; hard sauce; last resort; more absurd; moving pictures; second only; she remained; superb view; thought very; three hundred and forty; used for information dated; where also; would break