Cry-for-help Sentence Examples

cry-for-help

  • Suicidal thoughts caused by untreated depression are simply a cry for help that must not be ignored.

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  • He has starred in several TV shows, including Saturday Night Live, Tracey Takes On... and A Child's Cry for Help.

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  • If this period of art work is coupled with risky behaviors or depression, it may represent a cry for help and therapy may be appropriate.

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  • Children who have a warm, loving, and supportive childhood are far less likely to act out as a cry for help or to act out in a violent manner.

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  • According the United States Department of Education's 1996 Manual to Combat Truancy, skipping school is a cry for help and a signal that the child is in trouble.

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  • Any time anyone took a very hot shower, the grease from the poorly cleaned lipstick stain would repeat her terrible cry for help.

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