complain of
Example Sentences
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Critics, seldom experts in interlinguistic transfer, will complain of translation’s infidelity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Hands said this was the first she'd known of the pupils to complain of headaches.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The building bonanza is likely to boost GDP, analysts say, but some caution that it comes with risks, while residents displaced in the name of progress complain of being left behind.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Some guys would go to work for contractors, but often they would come back and complain of being overworked.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026
I never heard Farmer complain of having too many patients, and it seemed clear that he couldn’t feel comfortable anywhere not having any at all.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
