uncomplaining
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It is difficult for Spaniards to face up to the fact that they lived, largely uncomplaining, under an autocrat for 36 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The family said their "quiet and uncomplaining" mother, severely disabled by her stroke, had whiled away her days in a general care unit, and the specialist support she needed had barely begun.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
At first, Jacob is a vacant and uncomplaining patient.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
The girl child never even sat alone, although the time was past for this, but lay uncomplaining hour after hour wrapped in an old quilt.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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