whining

Example Sentences

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“Why? It’s my last one,” she says in the brief clip, whining a bit as she stands on a ladder and struggles to clip some wires.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

That said, my siblings and I got tired of the whining and agreed that she would only have to pay the lesser of $3 million or the appraised price of the house.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

The intrigue was so great Eagles haters even temporarily stopped whining about the Tush Push, Philadelphia’s custom short-yardage body catapult that has become the bane of opponents and referees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Isn’t this a “First World problem,” a form of privileged whining or a self-indulgent bid for tea and sympathy?

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

He slept quietly all night; I wish I could say the same for Faro, who kept dreaming and whining in his sleep.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien