whine
Example Sentences
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Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Then comes the mosquito-like whine of the incoming Russian drones, massing in their hundreds just above the clouds.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
Let’s not whine “They did _______ to us in Europe” or “It’s the Ryder Cup, it’s different.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Like Indy, kids get dragged around to places they don’t want to go to for reasons that aren’t explained, and when they whine, they’re commanded to pipe down.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Pamela began to whine, still tugging at the doll’s clothes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing whine
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