complain
Example Sentences
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If people happily complain about waking up the next day with sore feet, then it was a good day.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
She earlier described "a lack of data of when things go wrong – it's hard to know who to contact, who to complain to, how to resolve issues and actually even who has responsibility".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Similar to buying fire insurance, people complain about a hike in their premiums, but in that case, they hope and pray they won’t ever need to make a claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Job seekers who walk through his door these days often complain about not getting any responses to their applications.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Pita did nothing but complain, even when we sat in the shade, so I paired her with Juanita since she couldn’t seem to get along with anyone else.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing complain
"The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson
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