groaning

Example Sentences

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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

They eliminate the so-called “permanent chassis requirement,” which builders have been groaning about for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The story all of your favorite journalists are groaning over.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Rolling and groaning with exhausted joy, I grow still, lying on my side, watching the moon rise, and I fall asleep here, alone on the edge of the world.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper