complain

Example Sentences

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Agriculture sector representatives are due in Brussels for talks with the European Commission on April 13, as many complain the conflict risks plunging an already strained industry into a deeper crisis.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

We parent as a team who spends holidays together and we will head to Coachella soon to complain about the bus lines amid total exhaustion yet again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“They can complain that they aren’t getting help with an operation they decided on their own,” Macron said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The regulator's central compensation scheme allows people to complain and potentially receive compensation for mis-sold deals without the need for a lawyer or to go through the courts.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Children complain, and their parents beg them to walk a little more, just a little more.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar