carping

Example Sentences

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After years of carping about it, I am pleased to find VW’s latest infotainment system now mentally competent and even fun to use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

Respectfully, the fans carping about coach DeShaun Foster after three games of a predictably difficult season are missing an essential point.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 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