carping

Example Sentences

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In Werde’s view, Swift’s place atop the pop hierarchy makes such carping inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times

While carping about "the fake news media" during the White House Easter egg roll, Hegseth's whining got so pitched his voice started to crack, while his children stood behind him, embarrassed at the spectacle.

From Salon

Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.

From Salon

He achieved far more legislatively than many thought possible, given the narrow margins Democrats held in the House and Senate, and presided over an economy that, partisan carping aside, is the envy of the world.

From Los Angeles Times

And who knows what Republicans are thinking about Trump's inconsistent directives about early voting or constant carping about the elections being rigged?

From Salon