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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a terrible cry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a loud, distressing sound made by someone, often indicating pain, fear, or anguish.
Example: "In the stillness of the night, a terrible cry echoed through the forest, sending shivers down the spines of those who heard it."
Alternatives: "a dreadful scream" or "an awful wail."
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Aaah!" The Aaah! was a terrible cry.
At the second crack of skull, Annagret gave a terrible cry.
As they struggled in the water, Gibson heard what she described as a "terrible cry that rang out from people who were thrown into the sea and others who were afraid for their loved ones".
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Unearthly sounds (like "a terrible war cry" ), a few remember, accompanied the macabre doings; the surviving witnesses can't explain what they saw or heard.
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"Suddenly we heard terrible cries," he recalled.
How can I tell you of the terrible cries.
Finally I heard Tom's feet pounding down the stairs and my mother's terrible cries, now nearly shrieks, receding after him: "Tom!
By Howard Moss The New Yorker, November 18 , 1967P. 60 How can I tell you of the terrible cries View Article By Phil Klay By Troy Patterson By John Cassidy By Larissa MacFarquhar.
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