Sentence examples for cry wolf from inspiring English sources
'cry wolf' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to raise a false alarm or make a false accusation. Example sentence: "Leonard was always crying wolf about the neighbors, so no one believed him when he said he heard a suspicious noise coming from their house."
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cry wolf
verb
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
- The politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.
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