1.   A muffled cry.

2.   Clines was about to take the Ranger out of the hangar when he heard a muffled cry and a thud behind the door to the stairs.

3.   Every few minutes, there were muffled cries, followed by the sound of weeping, as people discovered their kin.

4.   While carrying the bags outside, he heard the muffled cry.

5.   At night the muffled cries of children filter from the warren of tiny caverns.

6.   Finally, on Sunday, thousands of shuffling footsteps echoed through the crypt, along with the muffled cries and sometimes unrestrained wails of the grieving.

7.   The procession ended at the crash site monument, where families laid their wreaths and muffled cries gave way to wails and sobs.