whine
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People can whine all they want, but math doesn’t lie.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The hallways lead to more hallways, the overhead fluorescents whine like hornets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” introduces this talent lightheartedly, with Lily suggesting they forget some minor unpleasantness, counting to three, and pausing as a high-pitched whine slices the air.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The howl and whine of the opening few bars of “Chains of Love” conjure images of the ghostly moors, before transforming into a catchy midtempo pop number.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
I swear I can almost hear the high-pitched whine of the machines from where I’m standing.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
No one whines about having to clean the bathroom or having a night shift.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
He whines that Blanche "has not been following his instructions closely, and has been insufficiently aggressive."
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
All week I’d reveled in the cackles of leaf monkeys, hoots of gibbons, and barks of macaques, plus choruses of birds and frogs—all backed by the hums and whines of insects.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Fifi whines periodically, and Yoyo has recited something for the men, he can tell from the singsong in her voice.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Everything she says in her post about me can be shown to be demonstrably false with a simple search,” Musk whined in one reply.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
"I’ve never done anything harmful," Musk whined, alleging he's the victim of a shadowy conspiracy of "larger forces at work."
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
To my adolescent annoyance, my mom often employed Yoda’s infamous, “Do. Or do not. There is no try,” when I whined about school or sports.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
He whined a couple of times, moved back and forth as if he might be going to drag the team over the edge, then disappeared from view.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Or do we just revert to whining about our dopey NFL fantasy teams?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
No whining about measly travel headaches with the mother of all bad-trip sagas looming on the big screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I wish Caitlin Clark would just stop whining and play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Besides, after swimming in the River Cocytus, Annabeth had heard enough whining and moaning to last a lifetime.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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