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Example sentences for: carp

How can you use “carp” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

As a dig at the left, they compare Jacoby's reportage favorably with Nicholas Lemann's in his liberal classic, The Promised Land . Meanwhile, liberals carp that her tone mirrors the anger of the black radicals she depicts.
The carp’s ability to struggle upstream against a strong current is regarded as a fit model for Japanese boys.
It is, for instance, the right of every American to carp about his boss (I believe that's in the Constitution) and his relatives (the Bible).
Freshwater angling — for bass, carp, or trout — is good anywhere in the lakes and streams, best of all up in Hokkaido, where you stand a decent chance of hooking a salmon.
Not perfect, mind you, or tweezer-headed nitpicking press critics like you and me would have nothing to carp about.