carps

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To her critics, Breed closed with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt prizing the person who strives in spite of setbacks rather than the naysayer who carps from the sidelines.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Outside-world triggers for Inger are multifarious — she refuses to bathe and often carps about walking — but none prove as potent as Andreas’s scorn, which sets hurdles throughout the trip.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023

He carps constantly about what he sees as unfair coverage by the news media.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2018

But I also feel like a nag who carps on a million little things.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2016

Catfish must be the smartest fish there is, it’s like them and carps were the only fish that added rocks and horseflies together and came up with something bad.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis