griping
Example Sentences
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The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
All told, three games featuring six teams that were all in playoff contention were decided on the final snap—with two coaches left griping about the NFL rulebook.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Some of the pieces in the book written before this real-life catastrophe, though, suffer from the rote world-weariness of the columnist accustomed to griping to order.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
But I mustn’t waste any more of your time griping about disgusting old men.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
