whining

Example Sentences

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“Why? It’s my last one,” she says in the brief clip, whining a bit as she stands on a ladder and struggles to clip some wires.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

That said, my siblings and I got tired of the whining and agreed that she would only have to pay the lesser of $3 million or the appraised price of the house.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

Viorst, who scolds herself and peers for whining too much, says life is too short for hurt feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025

He started whimpering and whining and fidgeting on the spring seat.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls