moan

Example Sentences

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To mention the most popular moan, the silver screen has been losing its monopoly on displaying moving pictures since the arrival of TV in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

You can't moan about having less games - that should give them the physical advantage here.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Navalny was brought back to his cell, his wife said, where he lay down on the ground, pulled his legs up to his stomach and began to moan from pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

She passed some smelling salts under the old lady’s nose, making her flinch and moan, but she didn’t wake up.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman