Example Sentences

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At one stage the investigation room was groaning under the weight of the files and they had to reinforce the floor.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

Within the first week, my daughter was groaning: “Why can’t they just know I’m here because I’m on camera? Or because I clicked on ‘Social Studies?’

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2020

Beyond that there was groaning that she could meet defending champion Sloane Stephens or even an old hard-court rival such as Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2018

He could recognize which of 100 speakers in a sound system was groaning in distress.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2016

Something was groaning, a deep, somber note like an organ.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman