Example Sentences

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Complaining to HR that “so-and-so earns more than me” felt inappropriate, but a $15,000 gap seems huge.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Complaining can feel confrontational so many of us find ourselves making passive aggressive remarks or silently seething and then going home to vent online.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Complaining about it is just as much tradition as tailgating, the Lambeau Leap or mocking the New York Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Complaining about Me Too to Jeffrey Epstein is not a marker of moral excellence, but at worst the new emails simply confirm that Summers hasn’t changed.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

Complaining loudly, me bird took to the air.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin