Collocations for "outcry"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "outcry" in context.
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outcry
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- there was a lot of outcry over the [decision, election, ruling]
- the [decision] caused public outcry
- [sparked, prompted] an outcry
- an outcry [sparked] by the [ruling]
- there would be [massive, huge] outcry if
- is the [source, root, origin] of (public) outcry
- the outcry [after, following] the [decision]
- an outcry from [residents, many, the people]
- an outcry in defense of
- an outcry of [support, opposition, indignation]
- an outcry on Capitol Hill
- was an outcry against
- an outcry among [Democrats, Republicans]
- the outcry has [forced, led to]
- a [media, public, political] outcry over
- [a massive, a general, a national, an immediate] outcry over
'outcry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):