was complaining
- past progressive of complain.
Example Sentences
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He was complaining about how he was being prohibited from adding another story onto his place.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Guardiola, who argued with Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on the touchline during the penalty controversy, said: "I was complaining, why it was no penalty. And I was right."
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
I was complaining a little too much and suddenly she just said, “Why don’t you make your own? You’re a chemical engineer, you’ve played a Russian a couple of times.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
The Italian was complaining that the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules were behind Chelsea pushing players like Chalobah and Conor Gallagher out of the club.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Yesterday, when I was complaining about it to Dad, I thought he was going to say the same thing as Sitti and Mom—the whole “don’t worry” bit—but he didn’t.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
