groan
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As I set off, the shoes emitted a peppy clip-clop and a satisfying groan of distressed leather with each step.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
The choice brought a collective groan from much of the fan base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
I groan extra loud and stand up slowly.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
But even here, the long arm of the crisis is visible, with the TV reception periodically freezing, triggering loud groans from supporters clad in the yellow Brazilian jerseys of stars Vinicius Junior, Neymar and others.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Still, the night had enough laughs, groans and tender moments to keep things interesting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The room bursts into a mixture of cheers and groans.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
As the lights suddenly turned off across Havana, residents who were sat outside to get some respite from the summer heat audibly groaned en masse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Then I groaned some more and while I didn’t need an encore, I left the theater humming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
For an answer she wafted her ears gently at me, and groaned deep inside herself.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
For ninety minutes at least, supporters and critics found themselves watching the same screen, celebrating the same attacks and groaning at the same missed opportunities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Why are the patrons, transfixed by curious gladiating on a screen, screaming with delight one minute and groaning miserably the next?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Jenrick managed to be late to his own defection, in the latest dollop of farce on a day groaning with drama, jeopardy, skulduggery and plotting.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Sam rushed to her side, only to pitch forward and start groaning, too, their hands clutched to their head, their black hair brushing against the ground.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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