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“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

He meets the younger singer on her turf: The track is a theatrical pop confection with a busy, singsong melody, and Mr. Smith’s ageless cracked moan makes him sound like an approving father figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

While Americans moan about $4 to $5 a gallon gas, Europeans pay the equivalent of $7 to $9 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

She didn't get an invitation to the coronation of her ex-brother-in-law, but didn't moan about it.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

You don’t want your parents to know about the voices, so you just moan, and think about all the movies where one person is chosen to save the world.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

When things get really dire for these characters, you’ll hear those moans — and maybe a couple of bleak chuckles, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

“Why am I getting involved with a cinephile?” moans Beau-Beau, speaking for many an indie producer to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

"I think what you would say about Craig, and a lot of people wouldn't see it, is his professionalism," adds Given, who once joked Bellamy "probably moans in his sleep".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

Phyllis, who always sees herself as the victim and not the aggressor, moans.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Victorious, he takes a bite of donut, then moans theatrically.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Manchester United did not have to play particularly well to beat Crystal Palace on Sunday, and Eagles boss Oliver Glasner moaned afterwards about the club's failure to bring players in over the summer.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

I moaned and groaned about the ridiculous minutiae with all my mom friends, but secretly I loved every video about 12 ways to decorate with fairy lights.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2024

“So maybe I won’t be warm,” Ms. Kadyrova, 85, moaned.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

“If only I was in my former form,” the pigeon moaned.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The director’s moaning score here, supplemented with sputtering engines and clanking chains, underline the movie’s ghost-story vibe — the sense that poor Nick is both alive and dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Get me rewrite!” he seems to be moaning.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

But while Mother Russia’s not involved, you can almost hear her fatalistically moaning, “Just don’t bother!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Deeply discount the moaning of Hollywood reactionaries and certain podcasters trying to edge themselves into the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Danny took a step and the wooden floorboards made a sound that reminded him of his eighty-year.old neighbor moaning about her joints.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova