Example Sentences

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Knicks fans who were screaming and chanting before the game were groaning during it as the Pacers made shot after shot, no matter how well the Knicks had defended them.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

You should have heard how many fans around me were groaning and shouting 'useless' or 'get him off'.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2022

“When we started seven years ago, people were groaning and didn’t want to come out to Brooklyn, now we have people pounding on the door wanting to be here,” she said.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018

America was flexing its muscles, shaking off its ’50s flab as surely as winter-sodden ballplayers were groaning their way into shape for a fresh season.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012

By seven o’clock, the two tables were groaning under dishes and dishes of Mrs. Weasleys excellent cooking, and the nine Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione were settling themselves down to eat beneath a clear, deep-blue sky.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling