carped

Example Sentences

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Senior executives carped about Chapek to Disney board members.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

And after violating a gag order 10 times, he carped carefully, particularly after Merchan threatened jail time.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

“You’re no fun anymore,” carped a college buddy I’d once partied with.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

They said she was a Brooklyn hipster with artificially inflated lips and carped her father was a millionaire who - allegedly - bankrolled her career.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

On its top the Hindu brackets and monolithic architraves of Sikandra are replaced by Moorish carped arches, usually single blocks of red sandstone, in the Kiosks and pavilions which adorn the roof.

From Following the Equator, Part 6 by Twain, Mark