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Example sentences for: groaned

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Certainly I, for one, was taken in at first by his solemn academic tone and groaned at the prospect of having to write a moralizing corrective--“Even Ober nods,” “Physician, heal thyself”--spare us!
The Washington Post groaned that Burton "once again lived up to his caricature" as an overzealous idiot and pointed out that his real crime has been to distract attention from the transcripts, which indicate that White House "emissaries" encouraged Hubbell and his wife to fear their livelihood depended on remaining silent about the Clintons' roles in Whitewater.
Cynics groaned that Hitchens was aiming at Clinton but has clumsily shot Blumenthal instead.
Taxpayers groaned under the burden of the army and the tribute paid to foreign rivals and complained about the luxuries of palace life.
News groaned that Buchanan "seems poised for another round of bashing the front-runner."