groaned
Example Sentences
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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
“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“They’d cost a lot of money now!” he groaned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
The innkeep groaned, annoyed that I couldn’t make a simple toss.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
