bellyache

Example Sentences

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To be fair, backbenchers, and even politicians in government, love to bellyache.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

He showed up even though he didn't have to, and raced towards the cameras so he could bellyache at length about the proceedings.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

You get a bellyache, or worse, in part because processed foods and high fructose corn syrup alter the composition of bacteria in our gut, decreasing the influence of “good” bacteria and increasing “bad” bacteria.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

Almost inevitably, when corporate managements bellyache about short selling, their shares are under pressure for fundamental reasons, such as management ineptitude or dishonesty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

They’d say they had a bellyache or their ears hurt.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm