Hyphen is the answer
My first lifted men high above the clouds. My second may cause one to cry out loud. My whole may occur in front of a crowd. What am I?
My first, a tongue in Europe found My second makes a sizzling sound My whole comes from under the ground
What am I?
My first may be accumulated or spent My second crumbles after disappointment My whole is broken so a note that was sent May be able to reach its recipient