carping

Example Sentences

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These interventions can irk the grassroots, and there will be some carping over the Daines move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In Werde’s view, Swift’s place atop the pop hierarchy makes such carping inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

After enough of his students’ carping, however, Hayes decided to put the snakes to the test.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

I was glad to escape Cristiana’s carping and her threats.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein