Example Sentences

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"One day in the dugout I asked him –- why are you always such a grumbler? And he told me about the tragedy with his family. From that time, we grew very close."

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

But Wilkinson was equally persuasive as a working-class grumbler, which is what made him such a terrific secret weapon in the hit 1997 comedy “The Full Monty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Resolve one person's grumbles, and potentially create another grumbler.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

She is a moaner and a grumbler and a snappy comeback queen, but she is also a devoted daughter, a loving friend, an adoring wife.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2015

Yes, travel is hard work, and your true traveller is a mighty grumbler, but he goes on buoyed always by the hope of another "first hour."

From In Pastures New by Ade, George