moaning

Example Sentences

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"If you don't like it, don't use them. Agents who are moaning would struggle with their business if they decided to come off it," Keogh said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Britain's Emma Raducanu says the grind is a "challenge" but thinks top players "moaning about the calendar" is not a good look.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The six armed federal agents loomed around their detained suspect, Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who was handcuffed and sitting on the sidewalk, moaning as he held his right leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

And that their persecution from the beyond was going to be more severe than mere moaning in the halls or chains rattling in the attic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Lissa rocked back and forth, crying and moaning.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn