complain of
Example Sentences
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Residents in Tuapse on Russia's Black Sea coast complain of toxic rain after a second wave of major strikes on the local refinery in several days.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Critics, seldom experts in interlinguistic transfer, will complain of translation’s infidelity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Chemicals is one of the most important sectors in Europe's biggest economy but key industry players complain of high energy costs, onerous EU regulations and fierce foreign competition.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Residents began to complain of an “unbearable” stench that they said caused headaches, nausea, and eye, ear and nose irritation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
He would complain of the ailments of old age, he suffered from the most insignificant economic difficulties, and he had stopped laughing a long time back because scurvy had made his teeth drop out.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
