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Example sentences for: complain

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Some complain that the film doesn't do much to entertain parents and observe that "[i]n this yet-to-be-potty-trained universe, poop looms as large as explosions in action thrillers" (Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today ). Other critics claim that the Rugrats kids are "the funniest bunch of crumb-snatchers to come down the pike since Buckwheat, Alfalfa, and the Our Gang gang" (O'Sullivan, the Washington Post ). (Find out more about the Rugrats TV show.)
Perhaps the neighbors are simply bored busybodies with nothing better to do than complain about every little thing that annoys them.
I get e-mail from moviegoers who complain that Being John Malkovich , Boys Don't Cry , Princess Mononoke , and American Beauty have not played in their towns.
Reviews praise the movie's depiction of the repressed Japanese middle class and its "Fred and Ginger sweetness" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). But some critics complain it's too languid and drawn out.
Ennui is exactly what activists complain about: They say the '90s have seen a steep drop in the time and space donated to anti-drug messages, from $365 million to $260 million annually.