Example Sentences
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Groaning, she dragged herself to her feet and squeaked over to the screen.
From The Verge • Jun. 11, 2019
Groaning, Corluka used his racket to prop himself up.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018
Groaning, the boys raise 15-foot tent poles among the cow paddies dotting the grassland.
From Time • Jun. 26, 2015
Groaning shelves of books produce the wonderful side effects of deadening all sound and scenting the air with the drowsy, musty perfume of old wood pulp — intangible features of the world we are losing.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2010
Groaning, I picked up the sled and walked into a near whiteout, feeling my way with each step.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
