Cry
Demand
Demand verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.
Usage example: the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election
Cry and demand are semantically related in request topic. Sometimes you can use "Cry" instead the word "Demand" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as act.
How words are described
| long | long cry | long demand |
| dead | dead cry | dead demand |
| single | single cry | single demand |
| small | small cry | small demand |
| Other adjectives: real, big, great, little, infamous, new, frequent, final, next, last, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Money, Dear Boy: invoked Especially in her later films, which were a far cry from the days when she earned thousands per week as an in-demand actress.
Source: Creator / Joan Crawford - She lamented that even then they were a far-cry from the days when she made thousands a week as an in-demand actress.
Source: Money, Dear Boy - Wallace, who thinks everything is a play and Lori is an actress, marvels at what he thinks is the ability to cry on demand.
Source: Crocodile Tears
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