How to Use complaint in a Sentence

complaint

noun
  • The board has received a number of complaints about the new policy.
  • Shortness of breath was a common complaint among the patients.
  • The lack of parking spaces is a common complaint among the city's residents.
  • The lack of financial support is our biggest complaint.
  • He is being treated for a stomach complaint.
  • The company has a system to handle customer complaints.
  • It can be used in many ways, such as to admit something, express criticism or to make a complaint come across as less rude.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • By that time, more than 18 million viewers had watched the title, according to the complaint.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Those questions were immaterial to her complaint, the tenant said.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The committee will soon develop a process on how to receive and review complaints, according to the party.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lender then canceled her refinance application in response, according to the complaint.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Torres and Goldman hand-delivered a copy of their complaint to Santos, who was in his office, on Tuesday morning.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Tea party activists went after the Affordable Care Act more than anything, but their underlying complaint was about the size and scope of government.
    Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Delta employees notified French law enforcement, who met the plane at Charles de Gaulle Airport, according to the complaint.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Gianforte claimed there had been a misunderstanding with his title company and didn’t pursue his complaint, but Bullock won re-election handily.
    Abe Streep, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • One neighbor had even filed a complaint with the state.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The hotel is denying the premise of the workers’ complaint.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • According to the complaint, the girl reported the abuse, but was left in the home.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Thursday marked the final day to file a complaint under the act.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Thursday's complaint is at least the third filed against Gableman over the probe.
    Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This go around, there were no complaints from my son about the walking and only a few about the ride wait times.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Where the case stands: Defendants’ response to the complaint is not yet due.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The details of the criminal complaint read like a spy thriller.
    Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Amazon has been quick to point out that there were other parts of the complaint that the judge dismissed.
    Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2023
  • There has been no update on the review of the complaint and outcome yet, but this law could change things—for the worse.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 May 2023
  • Despite his complaints of pain, Reid was sent to check on the detainees again and told to let them into the pantry.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • Then, the complaint said, McGuire ordered everyone back to the field.
    Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The resounding complaint from fans at their old Georgia Dome was the high cost of food.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The complaint added that the records did not indicate any bets on baseball games.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • Send comments, complaints and ideas to essentialcalifornia@latimes.com.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023

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