complaint
Example Sentences
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I mean, that’s disappointing too, but it’s not my primary complaint.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The couple allege that they suffered smoke inhalation injuries, emotional distress and mental anguish as a result of the fire, which destroyed their Malibu home, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I have a similar complaint, but this relates to a toilet that is malfunctioning.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
He said that had he known the details of the serious complaint against him, he would have reconsidered going.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
My thoughts would compel utterance; and there, with no audience but the Almighty, I would pour out my soul’s complaint, in my rude way, with an apostrophe to the moving multitude of ships:—
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
Vocabulary lists containing complaint
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 15
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"The Clever Magistrate"
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"Pass It On," "If There Be Pain," and "Sonnet 30"
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