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

The final sound the movie creates is a disappointed groan from the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

Meanwhile, what kind of a cosmic wrong was created when, every time we think about “Scent of a Woman,” we groan?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Now, I heard the snap of branches and groan of falling trunks.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros