complaining

Example Sentences

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Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

These in part help explain why they remain a niche product, even though millions of people are retiring and complaining that they worry they won’t have enough income for their golden years.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Another said her daughter hears her friends complaining about data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"You can't go complaining that houses are $1m because they aren't. They're $500,000 or $600,000 but the young folks don't want to live 35km from Melbourne," he says.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Whatever transpired, it didn’t take long before Mrs. Kedzie hightailed it back to Rochester, calling Leah “a bad manager” and complaining of the influence their older sister held over Maggie and Kate.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock