complain

Example Sentences

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I'm used to accepting the officials decisions and I try to not complain about it.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Always there for him to confide in, complain to and entrust with his continually evolving thoughts on Jewish life and theology, Kaplan called these ledger-size handwritten volumes his “communings of the spirit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Consumers are quick to complain about higher prices in the grocery aisle, at the coffee shop, and especially at the pump, where gasoline is heading toward a national average of $4 a gallon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

But she expects insurers will complain it’s too costly and threaten to leave the state if the bill is not toned down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“If you complain that this is personal,” Adams explained to Taylor, “I confess it, and intend it should be personal, that it might be more striking to you.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis