moan

Example Sentences

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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

The second time I saw the road thriller “Sirāt,” I couldn’t wait to hear the audience moan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

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

Navalny was brought back to his cell, his wife said, where he lay down on the ground, pulled his legs up to his stomach and began to moan from pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

It was Sister McCandless who led the song, who sang it nearly alone, for the others did not cease to moan and cry.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin