complain
Example Sentences
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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
But ordinary Palestinians complain that this meeting, coming at a critical time for their nationalist cause, is showcasing the opposite.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“The two things that consumers notice and complain about first and foremost are rises in food and fuel prices. Yet, in this case, they continue to spend because they have the money to do so.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
If you own one of the other 29 teams, you can complain that you cannot sell championship hope and faith if the Dodgers are spending five times as much as the Cleveland Guardians.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
His face was a crisscross of scratches, but he didn’t complain.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Vocabulary lists containing complain
"The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson
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