war cry
Use War cry in a sentencewar cry
noun
1.
a cry, word, phrase, etc., shouted in charging or in rallying to attack; battle cry.
2.
a slogan, phrase, or motto used to unite a political party, rally support for a cause, etc.
Origin:
1740–50
1740–50
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| war cry | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a rallying cry used by combatants in battle |
| 2. | a cry, slogan, etc, used to rally support for a cause |
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War cry
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
All the authorities attest their valor and the fearful effect of their war cry.
Upon the visitor's refusal, the chief shot an arrow into a tree and gave a war cry.
Inez died a few weeks later from leukemia but her words became the war cry of the suffrage movement.
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