whining
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t close to being close enough, and please, stop whining that the referees failed to call enough fouls on the aggressive Thunder.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 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
The intrigue was so great Eagles haters even temporarily stopped whining about the Tush Push, Philadelphia’s custom short-yardage body catapult that has become the bane of opponents and referees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
He’s well-off but constantly whining about how much debt he’s drowning in.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
He slept quietly all night; I wish I could say the same for Faro, who kept dreaming and whining in his sleep.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
