carping

Example Sentences

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Whether the mark is worth hitting is another matter; a comic duet that pits aging, carping viragos against each other in the manner of “Bosom Buddies” from “Mame” is not perhaps a feminist anthem.

From New York Times

Standing up for D.C.’s democratic autonomy against carping Republicans in Congress would have been the right thing to do, and most House Democrats voted against rescinding the code.

From Washington Post

For some reason, mask mandates have been the target of more overheated carping by right-wingers about anti-COVID measures than almost anything else, vaccines aside.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the anonymous carping about Harris’s operation has centered on the vice president’s chief of staff, Tina Flournoy — who, like Harris, is a woman of color.

From Washington Post

What makes it troubling is its equal opportunity carping at both cancel culture and the false apologetics that try to outwit it.

From New York Times