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
“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
Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
I try not to groan at her tone.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
“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
A second big speech toward the end will almost certainly get groans that are as much our fault as his.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
He groans and instinctively rolls to his side.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Some of the damaged buildings groaned with each new rumble of the earth, as Venezuela endured more aftershocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some investors privately groaned over what they saw as a frustrating lack of disclosure from the company for such a monumental decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
“They’d cost a lot of money now!” he groaned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
Seven grabbed her legs and groaned, the pain as sharp as porcupine needles.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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
Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”
From Salon ● May 2, 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
Once they were done groaning, they begged Simon to tell his tale.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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