groan
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And from everyone in the car came a soft collective sigh, a groan, an ohhhhhhh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
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
She could hear him groan even now as he fidgeted under the bright moon.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
As they watched themselves warbling, a camera captured the full array of their facial expressions—moans, groans and self-conscious laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wanting to be positive in possession and play forward, he had no options, nowhere to go but back, which drew groans of derision.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Antwan groans, probably because there’s no way he can hear his music now.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
They tried to spend the night inside, but the roof groaned and terrified them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Galen Center crowd groaned, seemingly knowing what was coming next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
He looked as though he’d just been about to hibernate, his body plump with food storage, and the chair groaned nervously beneath him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But the groaning synthesizer underneath her bashful smile tells you something is off — a crystalline tone now distended, unnerving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The kitchen sinks aren’t working, and the plumbing is simultaneously screeching and groaning.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
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
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
A ceaseless thrumming and groaning trembled in the air.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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