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Recent Examples of gripe
Noun
Courtesy of Sony Poor off-axis viewing has long been my biggest gripe with LED TVs, especially compared to OLED counterparts. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025 However, Spencer went on to explain that his original gripe with the exchange was that after telling the representative his home burned down, the employee continued the standard prompt of questions and inquired about the cable boxes. Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Join 7 others in the comments View Comments All of this might sound like some local news griping from a disgruntled outer-borough cyclist and subway rider. Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 And try not to gripe out loud about how high the electric bill is or how expensive your rent is. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripe
Noun
  • The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody is complaining about the bang for the buck regarding Betts or the Dodgers.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The crowds have since grown, but with more teams at fewer sites, some teams have complained about logistics like sharing court space, finding enough hotels and the travel schedule.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her regular post for March 30, notes a similar procession of this complaint.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The complaint was filed to address these issues and their valid trademark.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Because Congress never bothered to write a law to establish it.
    Jay Cost, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Chicago Bears - Will Campbell, OL, LSU Will Campbell has fallen a bit due to his shorter arm length, but that likely won't bother Ben Johnson.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These tantrums may involve kicking, screaming, and stomping.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Hernández screams again while wearing a shiny blue jumpsuit similar to one Benson Boone donned for the Grammys.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The movie's famous final scene sees Hackman's character playing the saxophone after his paranoia has led him to destroy his entire apartment to see if it was bugged.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025

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