groan
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Empathy, on stage, becomes a cornerstone of experiencing live performance that pulls heartstrings, inspires raucous laughter or elicits a collective groan when a poorly-hatched plan falters.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The choice brought a collective groan from much of the fan base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
I can snarkily compare it to the mumps, and groan all I want about civilization’s decline, but come on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
“And now I have to go to PE,” I groan.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
But even here, the long arm of the crisis is visible, with the TV reception periodically freezing, triggering loud groans from supporters clad in the yellow Brazilian jerseys of stars Vinicius Junior, Neymar and others.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Vogt’s Juliette groans like a workhorse that knows it’s destined for the glue factory.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
We pass the mile marker that means we’re halfway done with the trail, and Jonah groans.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
They tried to spend the night inside, but the roof groaned and terrified them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“They’d cost a lot of money now!” he groaned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
The fire escape creaked and groaned alarmingly as I made my way upward, so I moved quickly.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
But the groaning synthesizer underneath her bashful smile tells you something is off — a crystalline tone now distended, unnerving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
For ninety minutes at least, supporters and critics found themselves watching the same screen, celebrating the same attacks and groaning at the same missed opportunities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
I’m not sure it’s a hard rule, but it feels like one when considering the silly groaning over defending champion and freshly-crowned back-to-back NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Jenrick managed to be late to his own defection, in the latest dollop of farce on a day groaning with drama, jeopardy, skulduggery and plotting.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
A general groaning from everyone in the class.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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