Example Sentences

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West Ham fans have been moaning they are bored with 'Moyes-ball' but their team has scored seven goals in their past two games to just ram down how well it works.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

It's one of those London pubs full of old-fashioned mirrors and very modern prices, often frequented by Soho media types, which means people have been moaning about their jobs here for generations.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

Perhaps the game turning out to be an evenly-matched contest should not have been the greatest surprise, given that both sets of supporters have been moaning about their teams’ performances all season.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2016

You’re in excellent historical company; people have been moaning about sizes for the better part of a century.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2012

She may have been moaning from the bottom of her heart, 'How unhappy am I!'

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas