griping

Example Sentences

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The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Plenty of Kobe Bryant fans began griping online about the Heat’s tactics, which they said sullied a legendary evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

This mostly came in the form of griping that Michelle Obama was allowed to criticize him: "Obama, his wife was very nasty to me. That was not nice."

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

He kept griping and groaning about losing her cooking—and more important, his ’78 Camaro—for the whole weekend.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan