gripe
Frequently Asked Questions
- He always gripes about his old job—he should just move on.
- Quit your griping and just get to work!
- I have a few gripes about the way things were handled, but they’re pretty minor.
Example Sentences
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The union's main gripe is that total government spending on NHS dentistry in England has been falling over the past decade, once inflation is taken into account.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Curiously, this was not a prevailing gripe about “Frankenstein,” despite del Toro changing the ending, altering the inciting events of the Creature’s creation and adding new characters while changing the textual behavior of key others.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Residents in many parts of the Midwest have fewer reasons to gripe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Her biggest gripe was having to cook at home almost every day after work.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Gripe, gripe, the enormous thigh muscles tautened in two convulsions.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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