whined
Example Sentences
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Many of Silicon Valley’s most powerful people have whined a lot in recent years about traditional media not being properly understanding of their companies’ brilliance and benevolence.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
"I’ve never done anything harmful," Musk whined, alleging he's the victim of a shadowy conspiracy of "larger forces at work."
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
This would be the ruin of the NBA, or so the critics whined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
To my adolescent annoyance, my mom often employed Yoda’s infamous, “Do. Or do not. There is no try,” when I whined about school or sports.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
“You didn’t say she was leaving,” I whined, and it seemed that Papi finally realized that all our talk about Margie was not just my natural curiosity but something more.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
