griping

Example Sentences

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The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Vassiliadis, who became a close friend, described Ralenkotter as a traditionalist: good family man, devout Catholic, not a gambler himself; even in their last conversation, Vassiliadis noted, Ralenkotter was still griping about baseball’s designated-hitter rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Sweeney has been the subject of online griping since her American Eagle campaign debuted.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

I am not griping about publicity for myself.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey