complained
Example Sentences
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They complained in interviews with The Times that Newsom and legislative leaders focused on other priorities, including recovery from the 2025 L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The actual candy, plaintiffs Nathan Vidal and Eduardo Granados complained, arrived without the promised eyes and mouth.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
In remarks later that day, he complained that "something is wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“They have complained before that I don’t share enough details about my personal life with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, at one point during the afternoon, as they walked from one classroom demonstration to the next, the children complained of a strange, foul smell wafting from a long-unused wing of the school.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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