groan
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At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Dunham’s haters then are just as likely to groan upon a rewatch.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
You could feel the collective groan all the way from southwest Ohio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
She was almost halfway across when another powerful groan rumbled through the glacier.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
As they watched themselves warbling, a camera captured the full array of their facial expressions—moans, groans and self-conscious laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wanting to be positive in possession and play forward, he had no options, nowhere to go but back, which drew groans of derision.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Well, what exactly are you talking about, Whoopi?” he answered, generating groans from the studio’s audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
His wheezing, and his indistinct whispers, and the groans of pain and misery.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
As the lights suddenly turned off across Havana, residents who were sat outside to get some respite from the summer heat audibly groaned en masse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The PGA Tour groaned about fighting an asymmetrical war against a rival with a bottomless wallet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Galen Center crowd groaned, seemingly knowing what was coming next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Et tu, Beowulf?” he groaned as his brother pretended to stab him once more.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The kitchen sinks aren’t working, and the plumbing is simultaneously screeching and groaning.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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
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
In the title role, here not a Greek king but a politician seeking election, Mr. Strong was so forceful you could practically hear the stage groaning with each step he took.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
A general groaning from everyone in the class.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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