How to Use gripe in a Sentence

gripe

1 of 2 verb
  • The students griped that they had too much homework.
  • All of the workers were griping about the new regulations.
  • White griped about the heat and said that his back was killing him.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • All that said, Wild fans might not have the most to gripe about in all this.
    — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • People gripe about having to hear the same repertoire over and over.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Bicker about the tidying-up or gripe about Dad’s loud sneeze?
    — Ivan Brett, New York Times, 23 July 2019
  • Oftentimes, people would gripe about the hours, the long days.
    — Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, 5 July 2017
  • There was griping about its scale, but it was built within the law; that was the city’s fault, not the builder’s.
    — Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And during large street events, visitors gripe about the lack of parking.
    — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2022
  • Those watching from home grumble most about the where, while those who want to attend home games gripe about the when.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Docs consider colonoscopy the gold standard; patients gripe about the prep.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Since 24 minutes is the average, many may gripe that their drive to work is much longer.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And especially a group of women who build you up and not gripe about husbands.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Williams offers a brusque, flinty turn as a character all too happy to gripe — and all too proud to ask for help.
    — Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Customers have taken to social media for months to gripe about the cooking method.
    — Sarah Min, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2019
  • And surely no one anywhere will gripe about the reduction of pre-season games from four to three.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2020
  • One of the many things Bostonians love to argue (or gripe) about is the layout of the city.
    — Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
  • Everybody was griping about it.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Through it all, there has been plenty of harrumphing and thigh-slapping, a good bit of griping at her box.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Still others gripe that the Army should never have closed the post or, at the very least, should’ve held onto the land.
    — Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Actors Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra griped about the smog.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The saying dismisses hand-wringers and armchair critics who gripe while others do the hard work.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Paltrow’s lawyer griped to the judge Wednesday about a camera in the courtroom that was trained on his client’s face.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The idea is to not just gripe about this frustrating city, but to take time to celebrate its wonder and whimsy too.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a bit of griping about the power of Michele Kang in women’s football.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Turner and his neighbors sit outside together when the weather is nice and sometimes gripe about the two homes.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 June 2025
  • Next time your child comes home from OSU griping about campus housing food, tell them to zip it.
    — oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Older alums griped, but optics prevailed—the new version popped on television.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Later, a pastor clear across the canton griped about another broadcast.
    — Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Perhaps the city’s identity clings to its championships and their fans are less likely to gripe about a struggling team.
    — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 7 Dec. 2017

gripe

2 of 2 noun
  • I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game.
  • Which brings me to my main gripe.
    — Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • Thank you to all of you who have sent in gripes.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, Grumpy’s gripe of the week.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, Grumpy’s gripe of the week.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Got a gripe with a design trend?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Despite that, there are still gripes.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • My one gripe with trench coats is that the tawny beige shade washes me out.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Makary came into this job with gripes about the agency.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
  • My only gripe is the lane markings.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Our main gripe was the quality of the lens caps and the thin neck strap.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • My only gripe—aside from the high price tag—is its short battery life.
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Business owners still had some gripes.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What's your biggest gripe with Star Wars?
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • As frequent fliers will tell you, there are a lot of gripes to be had with air travel.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
  • The second gripe is that the phone’s video recording right now has a bit of a hiccup.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The only gripe is its size, but a bigger version would no doubt push the price up.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The comics in the 515 can be a proud bunch, prone to the odd clique and gripe over stage time.
    — Lee Keeler, SPIN, 10 May 2022
  • Aside from its lofty price, my only other gripe is that the fan gets loud at higher speeds.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My biggest gripe with my brow gels of yore is that the hold never gave what it was supposed to give.
    — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 10 Mar. 2022
  • One gripe is that the space needs to be located closer to the bedrooms.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This is locals’ biggest gripe with Art Week.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • But that was my first and last real gripe about the motorcycle.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • And this is more of a gripe, but there's no detailed way to track the battery life of the case while in the app.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Very much a traditional sports car, with all the joys and gripes that entails.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Our only gripe is with the battery life, which left much to be desired in our testing.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
  • In tests, our one gripe with this pressure washer was its use of plastic throughout.
    — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022
  • And, oh, the varied gripes people have about the right way to make a movie musical.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 21 Jan. 2024
  • There are gripes and frustrations to be had, even on a good day like Thursday.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The gripes about team travel in the past have focused on the lack of first-class, lie-flat seats for the players.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026

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