Example Sentences

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And team boss Toto Wolff, who rarely talks on the radio, ordered his protege to "concentrate on the driving, not on the radio moaning".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But while Mother Russia’s not involved, you can almost hear her fatalistically moaning, “Just don’t bother!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The six armed federal agents loomed around their detained suspect, Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who was handcuffed and sitting on the sidewalk, moaning as he held his right leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

He also spent a few seconds moaning once more about the U.N. teleprompter that malfunctioned right before his speech to the General Assembly.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

In the dark of night, they would prowl through the country howling and moaning; and biting everything that got close to them.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls