grumbling

Example Sentences

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Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Macron also weighed in the president’s grumbling about leaving NATO.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

There’s been a lot of folks grumbling that the Fed is too data dependent and should use more forward-looking indicators.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

One insider told me: "Defence spending is a proper wound now - it's not just the chiefs grumbling."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

My mom rolled her eyes when she saw the shirts and called me an idiot, and once our customers started sporting their new garb at school, some of the teachers got to grumbling.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx