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
You could feel the collective groan all the way from southwest Ohio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
She could hear Deirdre groan on the other end.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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
James Tarkowski: Long ball straight to Senne Lammens in the second half drew groans from the crowd and a stream of invective from his manager.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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
When I returned to the shelter, Katz was up, moving slowly and going through his morning groans, and Jim was studying his maps, which were vastly better than mine.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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
The Galen Center crowd groaned, seemingly knowing what was coming next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I left them at the library,” Chip groaned.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
When he first started his job, Caldeira spent time in return queues at stores groaning at the many customers who held up the lines in a confusion of QR codes and labels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Every once in a while, I hear an awful groaning and grinding sound.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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