bellyache

Example Sentences

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To be fair, backbenchers, and even politicians in government, love to bellyache.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

You get a bellyache, or worse, in part because processed foods and high fructose corn syrup alter the composition of bacteria in our gut, decreasing the influence of “good” bacteria and increasing “bad” bacteria.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

Almost inevitably, when corporate managements bellyache about short selling, their shares are under pressure for fundamental reasons, such as management ineptitude or dishonesty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Characters backbite, bellyache, reluctantly pitch in and commit mundane acts of heroism in a largely believable manner, and there’s blessedly little inspirational speechmaking.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022

A great banquet was served during the day, and I often gave myself a bellyache by eating too much while listening to speaker after speaker.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela