Example Sentences
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Trump’s arch, groused the New York Times, “would drastically change the sightlines between some of the country’s most symbolic memorials.”
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Some users groused on X about feeling cheated by the decision.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026
“He groused, ‘Look, we played straight Sousa marches in the last war, and we did all right, didn’t we?’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
He has tasked tech multi-billionaire Elon Musk with speeding up the process and reportedly groused in private that he is embarrassed to travel in such an outdated plane.
From BBC • May 17, 2025
“I just bet two jots on a boy who wants to study bedtime stories,” Manet groused, gesturing to me with his fork.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
