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 used to groan when it was my turn to be the meeting note-taker in a previous job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

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

She was almost halfway across when another powerful groan rumbled through the glacier.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown