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

There’s an extended squeamish groan when, having seized and fired a boiling gun, it doesn’t occur to him to drop it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

It's probably because he only just made the class photo by the skin of his teeth, arriving late to the event to an affectionate collective groan followed by cheers from his fellow nominees.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Finally, with a groan, I pull myself up to a sitting position and grab my old, beat-up laptop from my book bag.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston