gripe
Frequently Asked Questions
- He always gripes about his old job—he should just move on.
- Quit your griping and just get to work!
- I have a few gripes about the way things were handled, but they’re pretty minor.
Example Sentences
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Curiously, this was not a prevailing gripe about “Frankenstein,” despite del Toro changing the ending, altering the inciting events of the Creature’s creation and adding new characters while changing the textual behavior of key others.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Her biggest gripe was having to cook at home almost every day after work.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Another water gripe: Restaurants purposely not offering tap water can feel “exclusionary,” says Alexios Milioulis, a marketing executive at DineAmic, a Chicago-based restaurant group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The tariffs remain a gripe but are at the lowest rate of any country, and in fact some Australian sectors, like beef, appear to be benefitting from the global upheaval.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
“It’s me you have a gripe with, not poor Eva.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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