Example Sentences

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While he could bounce back from a night out quickly when he was in his 20s, he noticed more recently that he was grunting whenever he sat down or got up, he said.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2021

A “limp and unresponsive” Smith, who one officer said was grunting in pain, was then taken to his cell by wheelchair, according to the letters.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2019

“He was grunting and wincing with every swing, he was in so much pain,’’ Poole said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2017

When Columbus set sail in a tiny caravel, a Fabbricotti was grunting, hoisting marble blocks.

From Time Magazine Archive

In and out, one punch at a time, two jabs, and Rivera was grunting, uh . . . uh, as he tried to find Alfred in the dazzling light and the flying sweat.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte