groaning

Example Sentences

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They eliminate the so-called “permanent chassis requirement,” which builders have been groaning about for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The story all of your favorite journalists are groaning over.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Upon hearing the words, “Mom’s not coming back anymore,” Isaac, Israel and Afrika are hysterical, groaning and crying while falling to the ground.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

This house was old, like pre-Revolutionary War old, and so as I followed her through the many rooms and up the tight, groaning staircase to my room, both B’s head and mine brushed the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Around them, the pack was creaking and groaning rhythmically, like the breathing of an immense animal.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong