Example Sentences

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“He was truly grounded in his faith ... you felt like you were in some holy presence. And then there was his groaningly bad comedy act.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Larry’s new jokes are delivered, always, in two short sentences, the first of which is a declaration, the second a groaningly appropriate exclamation in response.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

“There’s nothing more powerful than a story,” Tyrion groaningly explained, as he selected the future king.

From Slate • May 31, 2019

At the end of the trials, when Babe ushers his sheep into the final holding pen three by three, Hoggett pivots the gate creakingly, groaningly toward the latch.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 22, 2016

Then he stooped and lifted the cover, which yielded groaningly.

From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell