grumble
Example Sentences
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A team’s devoted followers may grumble, but their complaints rarely rise to the level of the hubbub around must-see tours, from Bruce Springsteen to Oasis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
Fans might argue they should be a bit more neurotic; screenplay structuralists will grumble they have no narrative arc.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
The Orkney faction could only grumble, a distant and almost subterranean complaint.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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