Definition of cry out for in English: cry out for
phrasal verb Demand as a self-evident requirement or solution.
‘the scheme cries out for reform’
More example sentences
‘The fact that these are precisely the issues that most cry out for free and open debate seems to matter not at all.’ ‘Yet, despite his awareness of the literature across regional and national boundaries, his essays cry out for further comparative scholarship.’ ‘But, while his play attacks residual imperialism and liberal naivete, it fictionalises a story that cries out for more direct factual treatment.’ ‘And we are crying out for more leisure and other amenities in what is still a very deprived area.’ ‘The problems are the shared responsibility of humankind and cry out for solutions that, like the problems themselves, also cross frontiers.’ ‘None of what has happened cries out for radical reform.’ ‘They cry out for solutions that, like the problems themselves, also cross frontiers.’ ‘Infrastructure is something we are crying out for and is sadly lacking in many parts.’ ‘This country is still crying out for an effective political system that responds to them and listens to the people.’ ‘We want to give Skipton girls a real chance to compete for every kind of job - especially skills the country is crying out for.’ ‘It is a facility the town is crying out for and one that will be warmly welcomed by virtually everyone.’ ‘I wish he were with us now; our times cry out for someone with Orwell's gifts of clear-eyed observation and analysis.’ ‘This is the sort of outdoor sports clothing that women have been crying out for - something feminine and well styled.’ ‘The game is crying out for one governing body that is both streamlined and fully accountable to the clubs.’ ‘It's a deeply unsatisfactory system, and one which cries out for reform - though not in the direction desired by the free marketeers.’ ‘The initial response suggests it is the kind of thing that the game has been crying out for.’ ‘Stewart and his wife Linda now look certain to create the kind of global telecoms company that Scotland is crying out for.’ ‘Much of the evidence presented cries out for reforms.’ ‘After two fairly ghastly days at work, a dose of high culture was exactly what my frazzled out little brain was crying out for.’ ‘Gale also comes into her own, her fleeting portrayal of woman-wronged a moving mix of innocence and patience that cries out for more stage time.’