How to Use complaint in a Sentence

complaint

noun
  • The board has received a number of complaints about the new policy.
  • Shortness of breath was a common complaint among the patients.
  • The lack of parking spaces is a common complaint among the city's residents.
  • The lack of financial support is our biggest complaint.
  • He is being treated for a stomach complaint.
  • The company has a system to handle customer complaints.
  • But again, no complaints from me.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Eleven states joined the joint complaint.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There weren’t many complaints from me.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The complaint says the shares were, in fact, worth much less.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • These aren’t fringe complaints.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Some complaints didn’t check out 3.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The most common complaint is that the list is too long.
    — Aaron Gifford, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2026
  • But the state was unable to act on many of these complaints.
    — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The complaint does not note if the children were in school.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Her only complaint is that there aren’t more episodes to work on.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The complaint has not yet been resolved.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Tune out the echoing complaints about high prices.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The larger complaint isn’t just that the game is hard — many are!
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There are clear step-by-step guidelines for how to file a complaint.
    — Katherine Landergan, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The protests have eclipsed dog-poop complaints as the hot topic of the day.
    — Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Natal did not file a complaint.
    — Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Natal did not file a complaint.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • No complaints about the strong, free Wi-Fi.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Nary a complaint from him, either.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Esther had filed a complaint against him in Seville.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The district has not yet received a copy of the complaint.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • The complaint does not say where else Taylor lives.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Wilson has not yet filed an answer to the complaint.
    — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The complaint and its exhibits state the home was left in shambles.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022

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