groan

Example Sentences

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Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 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

A duff pass from Tommy Freeman drew the first groan from the stands inside 30 seconds.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

Hopefully, they’ll balance out that snub here as “A Real Pain” puts every groan in exactly the right place.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

There is a sputtering sound, a loud groan of my wheels.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga