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

That would have forced in the tying run had Turang not instinctively danced out of the way, eliciting a groan from the sold-out crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

A collective groan came from the people in the outer room.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste