Example Sentences
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Their gripes abound: Lanes aren’t properly oiled; machines break down regularly; leagues are assigned lanes right next to rowdy parties; food is exorbitantly priced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“You’re bleeding all over my counter,” one gripes when Miao races to a police station to report the crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s a “three-ring circus”: the merits docket, the shadow docket, and the justices’ increasingly public intramural snipings and gripes.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
This was an increase from just over 70,000 in 2020-21, with one of the main gripes about poor response times.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
I listened to their gripes and just smiled.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
