groaned

Example Sentences

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All around this one personal tragedy are the sights and smells of many others from that moment Wednesday evening when the earth abruptly groaned and rumbled with quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5, in rapid succession.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 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

From witness accounts, we already knew that he groaned for roughly 45 seconds and continued to breathe for around 80 seconds.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

Rowdy got to his feet, but then he just groaned and lay down again.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls