| 单词 | complain |
| 例句 | Madison observed the buying frenzy and complained that unscrupulous speculators “are still exploring the interior & distant parts of the Union in order to take advantage of the holders.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Sunday morning he would get up very crudo and complain about having to go to early mass. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked after Lyddie’s health and complained that the mistress was as harsh as ever. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A tongue-in-cheek story made the rounds, in which a black man complained, “My master is a great tyrant. He treats me as badly as if I was a common Irishman.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He never complained about the difficulty of taking care of his little sister; rather, Angels hugs and smiles kept him going. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach complained for its supper and my back cried out for its bed, but I finally had a suitable castle for my winged herd. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The pool took up a large portion of the backyard space, but I wasn’t going to complain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We complain about our parents insisting we speak Urdu even though we butcher it completely. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When Phillip complained about the French couple building a house next to his in Cornwall, Emenike asked, “Are they between you and the sunset?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As they walked away escorted by border patrolmen, Lupita overheard an older woman complain. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The old woman in the apartment below, who had a helmet of beauty parlor blue hair, had been complaining to the super since the day the family moved in a few months ago. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A high school teacher complained that it did, because the possessive phrase Toni Morrison’s cannot serve as the antecedent of the pronoun her. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The twins complain that they’ve had nothing but ice cream to eat for days, that their mother dances with Ivanito and warns them of the dangers of daylight. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘He doesn’t take care of himself,’ she complained. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve heard that if a political complains, the guards in charge of that cell will be in very hot water indeed—maybe even shot! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll complain about the hours and say that I don’t see you enough. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Here is the flight recorder transcript of the final thirty minutes of KAL flight 801: It begins with the captain complaining of exhaustion. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Once I get back to the apartment and Cheddar has been outfitted with the new collar, Quang-ha complains about what he calls "the annoying ringing." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “They seem to be getting slower every day,” a dour and subdued Bolles complained. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Klan's growth caused South Dakota governor Ben Olcott to complain in 1922 that “we woke up one morning and found that the Klan had about gained political control of the state.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We complained about being cold all the time, but Mami couldn’t do anything about it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Handcuffing the man who fled was not a straightforward matter, and apparently, as the officers worked to subdue him, in-mates gathered around to complain that the officers were being too rough. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents and their kids swarmed through the aisles, admiring knickknacks, complaining over the cost of textbooks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z After we got settled, I would complain about my thirst, and Grandma would grant permission for a trip to the soft-drink stand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think the oppressed groups should just stop their complaining?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Bailey nods, and his grandmother sits back in her chair and complains about the neighbors for some time, not mentioning his father or his dreams again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z You know I'm not one to complain, but I’ve been in France for three months without one letter from you. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They complain about the story, saying that it’s too long. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The tenants downstairs complained of the banging noise coming through the ceiling, and bed-to-floor leaping was declared off-limits as well. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z You’ll sleep on stone, too exhausted to complain or plot, and soon you ’11forget what it was like to be warm, but you might remember what it was to be a man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One morning she complained of feeling ill and stayed in her room in the King City hotel while Adam drove into the country. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The stairs complained loudly at the slightest pressure, an efficient alarm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It felt a little weird to be looking in his bag, even though he wasn’t there to complain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “If you didn’t complain of aches and pains most days.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Jim was mortified enough to complain about it at the supper table. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They show up here in their electric cars with their kale salad and complain about how our town is too backward to ban plastic bags. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Me, too,” complained Milo, whose stomach felt as empty as he could ever remember; “and I ate so much.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem quite decent to complain about Constance, nor did he like the thought of expressing doubt in Mr. Benedict, whom he liked very much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like it out there,” I complained. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He doesn’t complain about that outright, but it’s bothering him, and it adds to the tension already there about the move, the business venture, the finances. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I would have given anything to see you throw a tantrum or complain. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “My preserve is a secret. I have all the necessary licenses, but if my neighbors complained, those could be revoked. You must not tell a soul, not even your parents.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When he complained to Emma, she wrote that she would come to help. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “This would take a great deal of web,” the spider complained. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though radium often causes relentless nausea, vomiting, weakness, and anemia, there’s no record of Henrietta having any side effects, and no one remembers her complaining of feeling sick. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Quit complaining. Just accept it and don’t think about it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was talking to one of my donors a few days ago who was complaining about how memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z From the sound of Gum Baby’s complaining, she was facing more obstacles than I was. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Cora started for the stairs but they complained reliably, warning her so often these last few months, that she knew she wouldn’t be able to make it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Though she pretended to take no notice of my work, even complaining that I was neglecting my tasks, I would sometimes come upon her looking to see what I had stitched. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z So I didn’t resist, although when we were back in the car and Mom started complaining about the price of gasoline, I wondered if maybe I should have. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I complain about Madame Rubenstein and her bangles and her snotty attitudes, but she really is a good piano teacher. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Someone has told her, I thought, someone has seen us together, the tennis professional has complained, the manager has sent a note, and I waited for her attack. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “The worms never get satisfied, regardless of how much food you give them,” she said when Romanians complained about the food shortages brought on by her husband’s mismanagement. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z One time I complained that the bedroom I shared was so noisy that I couldn’t think. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Early American writers, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne, complained bitterly about the bleakness and flatness of the American scene. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We manage to get Marv to loosen up and laugh a bit later, though he still complains of tasting the Doorman on his Ups. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “This is a film that is supposed to be about my kidnapping, not about Saemi,” he complained. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While sipping tea and nibbling on cakes, the women complained about the injustices of their daily lives. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Remarkably, it is not uncommon today to hear media pundits, politicians, social critics, and celebrities—most notably Bill Cosby—complain that the biggest problem black men have today is that they “have no shame.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He waddled out into the lower bailey; his stunted legs complained of the steps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I get tired of hearing the waitresses tell the cook that the guests are complaining because the food isn’t hot enough.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Amaka used to write the office of the Head of State, even the Nigerian Ambassador in America, to complain about the poor state of Nigeria’s justice system. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She later agreed with a complaining Lupita that the shoes had cost far too much money. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z During the conversations after meals, which usually went on for more than an hour, he complained that his partners were deceiving him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “A mouse, hm? That’s probably it. A lot of students have complained about mice in their ceiling lately. I suppose we’ll have to put out some traps.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He knows now the lavatory is worse and he takes me with him to the Town Hall to complain.The man there says, Mister, all I can tell you is you can move. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In a few years, some of the appellate court judges would be attacked and replaced in partisan judicial elections by candidates who complained about the court's rulings in death penalty cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The hissing sprinklers are actually snakes in disguise, and he’s training them to eat all the neighborhood pets—which makes some twisted sense, because I’ve heard him complaining about barking dogs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He complained to me once that modern people had generally lost their respect for the art of bullfighting. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z One morning we were sitting on the verandah when he complained he wasn’t feeling very well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Our late lieutenant is hardly going to complain.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We would exchange remedies and try to outdo each other in the recital of our physical miseries; gently we would complain, our voices soft and minor key and mournful as pigeons in the eaves troughs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The work wasn’t hard and she never complained about anything but my sewing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t find the cow,” I complained to the boys one day. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Everyone else didn’t complain because they were afraid to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The children complained of head-ache, and their bones seemed to be thawing within them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m out of popcorn,” Widget complains, holding out his empty bag. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They pushed and shoved and complained that they didn’t have enough room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My grandfather and I are in the kitchen the next day after school, and he’s complaining about my mother’s cooking. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He won’t complain to Grandma because he hardly ever talks outside of a snuffle or two. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I never heard anybody complain so much about helping out a pal,” he finally said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But my mother never complained about the hard work or the loneliness. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m surprised people in the theater didn’t complain. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z No—my father is always complaining about Erudite. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe they made us leave,” one of them complained, slurring her words. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I figured he was right, but I also figured Blackjack would run himself into the ground before he complained, and I didn’t want that. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A couple hours later, he returned to his room and complained that his stomach hurt. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Let’s cut him open and get to the inside of things once and for all. He keeps complaining about his liver. His liver looks pretty small on this X ray.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Shin remembers that when one of his classmates, Byun Soon Ho, complained about a fever and feeling unwell, a guard gave him a lesson in the benefits of stoicism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He complains of an energy waning within him, and is convinced that the time he’s stolen between death and oblivion is coming to an end. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Declaration complained, weaving a gloved hand back and forth in Dismay’s general direction. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We had more trouble with Ernest Lawrence over personnel than any four other people put together,” Lieutenant Colonel John Lans- dale, Groves’s security chief, was still complaining many years after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There a Pope had been complaining, as he was held to ransom, or another one had been wriggling, as he was poisoned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother, Mabel, had complained enough about her hard delivery, the rare frost that morning, the wind howling between the seams in the cabin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Will she complain about not having a TV? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Alexa’s mom forces them to sit down together every night, and even though Alexa complains about it, I think it’s neat. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He heard men complaining of the cold in the cellar and he was glad of the coat tucked around him, and felt a fatherly pride that he had stopped the corporals throwing theirs away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I just haven’t been out in the sun for a while, remember. Not that I’m complaining, of course,” he added hastily. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Carla complains about her daughter, but I can tell she spoils her as much as she can. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Quietly, some laboratory employees complained about the “New York communist people” and the “practically impossible New York Jews” recruited to work at Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z How could adults complain at home about the insulting way they were treated at work and then put on a happy face for their white employers? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I complained quite vociferously about our clothing, affirming that we did not want to wear short trousers and needed proper clothing including socks and underwear, which we were not then given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How could they complain about a field trip to the art museum? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “He’s all ears and no mouth,” a fellow Los Alamos physicist complained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of the smaller claims, an Illinois man complained that his frightened wife had a nervous breakdown and was incapacitated for a month. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z When Burr first demanded an apology, Hamilton refused to comply, complaining that he could not possibly be expected to recall all his remarks about Burr over a fifteen-year period of interaction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Instead, she pushed through every obstacle, never complaining. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And while they complain in lower voices, about one another, they are joined by blood and circumstance and shared experience. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “What good is an even keel,” Bud complained, “if I’m in a grave?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Whites complained of black agitators who physically intimidated union organizers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z People often complained about their lives, taxes, work, and fees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His father had abhorred waste of any kind, to the point where he complained to Ashima if a kettle had been filled with too much water. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm stiff," she complained, "I've been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I was thinking how much my mother complained, that perhaps all of her unhappiness sprang from her complaints. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been complaining since they arrived that it just didn’t swing for them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They complain that their mothers work too hard to give them the attention they have been missing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I stopped complaining to my friends about being treated unfairly. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But I shouldn’t complain, this being circus day and all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z You complained, took sensible precautions, and got on with the business of living your life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In Philadelphia itself an increasing number of cats were dropping dead every day, attracting, one Philadelphian complained, “an amazing number of flies and other insects.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z His wheedling and complaining follow me until I’m out of earshot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Aragon, in fact, complained that Saline had ruined his shocks in the days when they carpooled, but to me it was worth it for the window into the big man’s world. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Chains rattle, keys clink, locks squeak, hinges complain. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There she was, a ma screecher curled near a fallen tree, along with a tangle of five squirming, complaining babies. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We are not really entitled to complain, because we are lucky children: English children got their houses bombed and we did not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought it might have been shrapnel, but I wouldn’t complain. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They complained impatiently to each other as they hunted for the right-sized stones or hauled load after load of wood in their arms, dumping it near the big kettle, which was boiling and steaming away. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Wang Lung had not thought to complain for he had not seen this coin before, and he did not know for how many pence it could be changed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. Carson enters from outside, complaining that there’s not enough parking in this one-horse town. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If the student complained the Master might say nothing, but lengthen the list; or he might say, “He who would be Seamaster must know the true name of every drop of water in the sea.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z All the while I was talking to the reporter, I kept our instructions in mind: Accentuate the positive—don’t complain too much. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The people whose televisions I can hear have complained about my typing, and he has come to make me stop. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I make sure I complain the whole time. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Half his nose is gone,” complained the crone once she’d had a good close look. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Come to my office tonight, Severus, at eleven, and you shall not complain that I have no confidence in you....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She would complain about her dusty rafters, her neglected heirlooms, the leaky roof, anything and everything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And especially did the woman complain, for she missed the delicacies she had eaten in the inner courts and she complained to her husband and the three of them complained to Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z While Uncle Vernon made furious telephone calls to the post office and the dairy trying to find someone to complain to, Aunt Petunia shredded the letters in her food processor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But it would have been disrespectful to complain, or to let the ribbon with Don Berto’s name drag on the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But I'm not in any position to complain, so I smile with my lips closed and say that the flamingo footgear is terrific. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He’d made the mistake of complaining about how much his armpit hurt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I try to maximize my rest so that I can be at my best for my education, and what does she do? Complain, complain, complain.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She was such a sour, complaining woman that everyone expected her to dance with glee. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept, and she complained of mysterious pains, although her appetite was excellent. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A fat man complained that they didn’t have the wine he wanted. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ann complained how rough it was living on a dirt street, C.P. quickly pointed out that he knew all about that because he had grown up in just such a neighborhood. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They dashed out the door after breakfast, Matthew and Mark complaining about their packed lunches, Dad calling back, “I’m going to that auction up at Chytlesville. Won’t be home until supper.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “If there are any peels left,” she said, “the balls come out gritty and the customers complain.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He could not complain of any lack of attention. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times during the mourning period he awakened and complained and got the dipped rag again and went to sleep. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each morning they went out, but each dusk they were back in the park complaining of no work to be found and talking feverishly of ways to get into the United States. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The second girl felt sad that she was not as strong as the first girl, but she did not complain. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He threw away his sword as dozens of crows rose shrieking and complaining to flap about the corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was difficult to imagine this Mr. Marshall complaining that the flowers by his bedside were too symmetrically displayed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’m prideful enough to say I didn’t complain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of Dutch tourists stopped for me, complaining about the frigidity of American beer, and sometimes I got rides from couples who were fighting and tired of each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs — the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Miss her strut and the way she shakes, shakes, shakes next to me when we dance, sweating out her hair and complaining that her press and curl is ruined. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They coughed and complained about the bitter taste before they ran one by one into the restroom and threw up the nastiness in their stomachs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When we first moved in he complained over how he gave up his room downstairs for the loft and he’s worn out climbing up and down to go to the lavatory in the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The floorboards creaked, complaining of Papa’s pacing “Sweden is preferable,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They’d been, already, through much hardship together, and he had never once complained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I complain about Bull, she tells me that I don’t know what a mean man is and to thank my lucky stars I don’t have to live with one.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to being violent gangsters, South African minibus drivers are notorious for complaining and haranguing passengers as they drive. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Osage found themselves surrounded by predators—“a flock of buzzards,” as one member of the tribe complained at a council meeting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That night, I eat Rani's squirrel stew without complaining, although it still makes my stomach queasy. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z You’d make me change diapers all the time and I’d complain, but secretly I wouldn’t mind, because I’d know you were busy with school and homework and rehearsals and your daughter. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “If it will make you stop crying and complaining about this, then just go to high school, Simone.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “But there’s no zero,” Robert complained, “no one.” The Number Devil 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This task kept her busy throughout the day and demanded so much of her time that the family began to complain that all there ever was for dinner was old string beans and jellied quince. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was scathingly critical of the small hole that had been gouged into the side of the ditch, roundly cursing any creature who dared to complain of difficult obstacles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z That didn’t stop the animals from complaining to her though. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Three weeks’ worth of her complaining about dirty chopsticks and cold soup, three meals a day—well, it would be a disaster. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing wrong with me at all, but they won’t let me go,” I complained. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Actually, mostly Canton just sat around the front of the building listening to Mr. Munch complain about things like the school bathrooms. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Fired from the restaurant in Taimani because customers complained about the long waits, Rasheed said the cook was slow and lazy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z From one of the newly opened second-floor bedrooms came the sounds of Penelope complaining to herself, and as Ophie hurried by on quiet cat feet, she saw the girl making a bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When she complained to the guard we heard him say, “Were they touching any of the exhibits or something? No? Listen, lady, I’m not here to defend you. That’s not my job.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They argue all the way home, Matt complaining that barber supply sales have fallen off, and that their savings are dwindling, Rose screeching back that making Charlie normal is more important than anything else. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “You have to let me keep a third,” he complained as he led the way into his office. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad was hopping round in one sock, complaining about how the washing machine had eaten all his socks and he was late. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z My Carver classmates complain about challenging classes and competitive sports, but they don't know the meaning of the word "stress." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The client was complaining, but I could hear the driver saying, “I’m sorry, sir. Emergency. I’ve ordered another car for you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not complaining,” said Harry, who missed neither the disturbing dreams nor the startling flashes of insight into Voldemort’s mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “This was a good neighborhood—until you brought your people,” they complained. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Now that I am bringing in a lot of the family’s money, my mom can’t really complain. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My office,” Adams complained, “is too great a restraint upon such a Son of Liberty.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Weylin complained that she was like old Mary with the children and the sewing, but he brought her his clothing to be mended. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Whine, complain, sulk, scream, and carry on, but never cry. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “It’s like being a house-elf,” complained Ron in an undertone, still massaging his head as he and Harry followed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had blustered and complained about Ulbrickson right along with Shorty and Roger, but now that he was alone the bluster faded and the old weight of anxiety and self-doubt settled on him again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I want to throw my miserable, complaining, excuse- making mouth from my face and get on with it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She had been complaining about being dehydrated for at least an hour and human life meant the possibility of water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z My sister had used most of the getting-ready time to complain, especially about the stupid purple orchid that the Kiwanis Club had sent and which she had to pin to her shoulder. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “This place is a mess,” complained a man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, limping and complaining, came the survivors of the ill-fated raiding party. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z On Fifth Avenue there were entire stores devoted to just one designer, to sunglasses, to Nike, to the NBA, which of course Will wanted to go to and his sisters didn’t complain too much about. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Francis Bacon complained in 1620 that the world had been bewitched, so inexplicable was the reverence for antiquity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Nor,” as Saint Augustine ruefully complained, “did he, any more than Thales, attribute the cause of all this ceaseless activity to a divine mind.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They complain that it was hard to get through. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I complain to Pa about my blistering feet and aching joints. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five months. It’s pretty good. Nice boss, free food, can’t complain. Do you have a job?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead they complained that the roads were bad and getting worse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Who wants to see an old woman?” she complained. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no sea breeze here, like there is in Cuba,” Mami complains. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Silently he begged her forgiveness for ever complaining about her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Colonists in Jamestown broke off from complaining about their Indian neighbors to complain about the depredations of the rats they had accidentally imported. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Why? I smell like a house fire,” he complains. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z At home he is bossed around, complained about, ignored. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Well, you did complain to them last time that they took too long,” Mom reminded him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Somebody complained afterward to Sergeant Bloom about the racial overtones of Speros’s jokes, and Bloom, another trainer told us gravely, chewed him out for it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No one realizes how much trouble we go through to make them,” she complained. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Until today, he didn’t complain once about not having a sword.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Nearby, Marillion the singer sat oiling his wood- - harp, complaining of what the damp was doing to his strings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m going to give Edwin a leaky tent for Christmas,” he complained to Garvey. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The soil was littered with boulders, the spaces between with deep sand, where the harvester wallowed and complained before struggling on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gopal complained, “I have to sit in a hot schoolroom all day and have my knuckles rapped if I look out the window. You are the lucky one.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Everything,” I said, glad to have an excuse to complain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I want to hear about the dry lands over the Stormwal,” one of the younger girls complained. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Look at this,” said Chloe, and started to show them around, even though she’d complained about trudging its corridors just a couple of days before. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By 1600 William Gilbert could complain that intellectuals were expected to navigate ‘so vast an Ocean of Books by which the minds of studious men are troubled and fatigued’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The girl choked back whimpers of pain, but she never complained. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Nor can I complain about the lack of candy; everyone had dipped into their last reserves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Harry had heard Fred and George Weasley complain about the school brooms, saying that some of them started to vibrate if you flew too high, or always flew slightly to the left. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Ron’s voice tailed away in mutters, barely audible over the loud crackling of the fire, though Harry thought he caught the words “Krum” and “can’t complain” again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t need an operation,” complained the other. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “They made Hugo look all fruity,” Seth complained. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ironically, della Porta was soon complaining that his own discussion of magnetism had been plagiarized by William Gilbert. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And although no one loves a porta potty, none of them complain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He had chills all the time and would complain about drafts constantly. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He’s surprised, because he doesn’t know I overheard him complaining that time. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Their ghosts were rumored to walk the halls at night, bewailing their fate and complaining about the food in the Mess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One agent complained that “information contained in reports immediately gets into the possession of unauthorized and unscrupulous persons.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But I want to be Ali,” the hairless boy complained. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m building character,” she always said when they complained. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He complained that they would not let him play Beethoven; Jews were not allowed to play German music. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “They wanted me to wait until I’m sixteen!” she complains to Lucinda and me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I was told that the citizens were more likely to ask for police support than to complain about brutality. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “My leotard is hot. It makes me itch,” I complained. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He smells like dead people! the pegasus complained. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z During her latest visit, I overhear her complaining about a fly that seems attracted to her perfume, and won’t leave her alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “We might be among the savages already,” he complained. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an entire page of some chick named Emily Taylor complaining about my song. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Just keep out of my sight,” Taran said, “or you really will have something to complain about.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I think about all the strangeness of his being here, sleeping in homespun sheets, wearing the same clothes for days on end, eating bread and cheese, and not complaining about any of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yep. Been invited back for another year of overreactions. And he’s still got a gun, despite that a ton of parents complained about it.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z From the couch Brenda, too, was complaining, but the only sound that really entered his head was that of May Belle whimpering. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “You have to come have tea with us,” Laleh complained from the door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And when he had started lingering down in the city, had she complained? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By all rights, Piper should’ve broken both legs in the fall, but she wasn’t going to complain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When the parent of one of the few black students at a white school complained that his child was marginalized, C.P. heard a white working-class student point out that he also felt marginalized. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mark was relieved to stand up—the floor was hard against his knees—but his muscles complained as he pulled himself to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When my mother calls, Hope Dell Jackie—inside! we complain as we walk up the block in the twilight: Everyone else is allowed to stay outside till dark. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I settled in a few feet onshore, held Otto to my chest, and rocked him through his complaining hunger while we waited for the dawn. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z You forgot to bail out the boat again, complained Crocodile Guts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm glad I know enough about computers, because all I really want from the file is the list of 379 people who complained about the blanket. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In-depth complaining is fun only when you have a sympathetic listener. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids who came from the wealthier families around Nairobi always complained, but I loved it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Backstage, he vehemently complained about the camera and said he wanted it dismantled before he continued. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She listened to them complain about how boring their upcoming weekend would be because they were going to the community pool again, and then they started talking about a dance class they took together. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Your medals,” I complain, pointing to the sash across his chest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama smiled like she knew we would complain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “He had no idea that would happen,” Grandpa complained. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and pull air inside, despite how my lungs are complaining and already seem full. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think to be my corset?” he complained. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Amanda complains that he is embarrassing her in front of her friend. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It’s one of the many unspoken rules of complaining while not white. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I can’t help but agree with the moms when they complain about how a new box of cereal only lasts two days. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z La Perouse followed his royal orders to behave peaceably but complained that the natives “believed our forbearance inexhaustible.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they had used the tiresome word froggy and complained about my odor, I was now licensed to hate this couple as much as I wanted. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When the announcer on the roof of the Broadcasting Building collapsed from the poisonous black smoke, Theodore’s eight-year-old son complained of “electricity in his stomach.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z One Osage who had served in World War I complained, “I fought in France for this country, and yet I am not allowed even to sign my own checks.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And second, Hassan began to come home in the evenings complaining of angels. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “He could have given her back when he’d had her,” Lucifer Long complained. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One minute she was talking to my father, complaining about the tenants upstairs, scheming how to evict them under the pretense that relatives from China were moving in. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She had complained that she joined the organization to do social justice work, not to be a travel agent. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She complains about the headaches she gets working there. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “The non-hero returns. The ungrateful, the selfish, the spurner of gifts. Come to complain some more?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They talk of their B-trees and Disk Doctors and then have the nerve to complain when I discuss bowel obstructions at the dinner table. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, my sweet nurse, I’ve lost my pet tiger, but I don’t complain of that. You know the boy who used to bring my tiger to see me?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z One of the girls at the masjid complained that her mom basically used it as a nice way of saying no—“Mom, can I go to the movies tomorrow?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And how weird it is that I haven’t heard her complain about it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She had complained to her friends at the library, and they had told her it was inevitable, that eventually parents had to stop assuming that their children would return faithfully for the holidays. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They never complained and they pulled their weight and they looked after Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Already he has been complaining that you ask too many questions. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the third quarter, the Christian-school coach called a time-out and complained to the ref about the Colonel, pointing at him angrily. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But one day when I got home, Papa did not complain about anything, not even his back. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And then, as soon as she opened it, he started complaining about how cheap and small it was, and how she deserved better. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She complained that Bren was slamming them on the table too hard. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Candice’s father used to always complain about their house in Atlanta—the uneven garage, the creaky stairs, and the backyard that flooded every time there was a downpour. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On our second day in Pretoria, we sent a deputation to complain about the conditions to the prison’s commanding officer, Colonel Snyman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Mrs. Caruthers’s fit, Ophie had taken to leaving it open; the old woman couldn’t complain of an imaginary draft when she was sleeping most of the time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Many of them began to complain to the driver, who told Mr. Popper to take his birds off the bus. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit I admire Mother for the way she assumed the role of his wife and has never, as far as I know, complained or been jealous. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She complained that we always stay up too late talking and are tardy for Sunday school. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Caroline is complaining that the cool people get credit for everything around here. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z On those days, no one complains that all I want are picture books. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Though she will not complain, I know that a pain in her side often troubles her, making her breathing difficult.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I’ve never complained about it, but for once he turned his tape machine off. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After I complained about everything that the white people had taken away from us, they just looked at me as though it was something they expected and were content with it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How they complained of physical ailments while patting your knee! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A number of us complained about the desks, and Kathy was the most vociferous. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Dusty’s got connections with the Coast Guard and the cops,” Dad complained. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He doesn't know how to say no, my grandmother complains. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He complained to the arbiter, but little was done. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He complains he’s getting out of shape, but then just mopes around the house and watches Star Wars for the bazillionth time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Shay’s voice took on the tone of her daily round of complaining. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The fairy fort was crammed with full-moon overnighters complaining about the shuttle suspensions. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She complained about his speeding, threatened to fire him for being late again, asked him to repeat her instructions to make sure he had understood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She bided her time, waiting for a suitable opportunity to complain about him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Later tonight at dinner, he’ll say something to my mom in Korean in the voice he uses to complain about Americans. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Not that I’m complaining about a ruined birthday party — I was lucky to be fed and alive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Courtroom artists complained that his restless gestures in the witness box made it impossible to get a good sketch. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I hoped that she would complain to our boss, but she didn’t. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened to them complain about how boring their upcoming weekend would be because they were going to the community pool again, and then they started talking about a dance class they took together. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They enter complaining of the cold that has persisted this far into spring, of the stinging, bothersome wind that tosses the treetops outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z So I shivered while I sucked the freezing air into my lungs, and I didn’t complain. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z "They're not fighting good, Mother," the Lord of the Eyrie complained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They complain about her every chance they get. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “There will be no trading. No switching. No complaining.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Daddy had taught Ophie to read even though she complained about how hard it was, because he didn’t want her to be like so many folks who never got a chance to learn. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But when I start to complain, Sweets and them tell me to shut up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He was still desperately short of plants, he complained. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It sort of buckles away from the concrete cellar walls, a regular ripple effect, but do I complain about the crummy paneling, or the rug that smells like low tide? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She spent hours in the nurse’s office, complaining of headaches. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Despite complaining and even begging, however, he couldn’t persuade them to let him stop. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Abuela started complaining more frequently about her breathing, and you could tell it was getting harder for her to get around. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He complains bitterly about this or that actor and his lack of skill. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z University students complained about frivolous musicians and fluffhead actors, then lined up to pay for performances. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d started as a busboy, clearing tables and wiping up bits of egg that had been left behind on the tables, and he’d never complained. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She banged pots and rattled pans and complained that the whole world expected her to be at their beck and call. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I know complaining is a negativity trip, but it was hard to stay positive about the floor of a school bus. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Despite the bruises on the bodies of Kerling and Thiel from their interrogator, who had resorted to beating them to get them to confess, no one complained. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z There was a handful of teachers complaining and now we are in jeopardy of not being a class next year. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Jam complained to her best friend, Redemption, as they left the school. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I’d never heard Chavez complain about anything at the Academy, with the exception of the pain that push-ups caused his one bad elbow. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was so damp, the mold complained. Several people dissolved. Just melted away in the street. Left nothing behind but soggy pairs of shoes.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They complain about it, instead of begging God to bring them back and pretending they were little angels. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In the corridor between classes Constance complained under her breath, “Every time you have a real itch, I get the wrong answer.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z To her surprise, he was complaining about it, commenting that he found it taxing, found the culture repressed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “And you know how every spring you complain because you have to wear a dress and go to the father-daughter dance? But you always have fun?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The bald man entered the shack and complained there was no room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Glazier said slowly, around the wet plug, “Now I wouldn’t complain normal, Colonel, only if there’s goin’ to be a fight I got to keep an eye on my cousin. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw the most awful tramp outside,” one of the women complained. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s home in a week and complains when he has to share the big bed with Michael, Alphie and me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Nielsen rolls her eyes and says, “Mercy,” but she doesn’t complain. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I complained and Momma made By take Joey’s head for a while. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m tired of chasing Jean Valjean every night. But I’m not going to complain.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z It was my favorite hot chocolate drink, even though Audrey complained it was too much work and too much waiting. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They liked that she watched their kids without complaining; they said she was wise beyond her years. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The other complained too much about the physical hardships—demanding that he be allowed to sit in a chair and be carried for the last two hundred miles. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Then why the hell are they still complaining about it?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were pale, her complexion sallow, and her teeth crooked, but she was extremely healthy and never complained during her pregnancy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They are complaining about the brutal compare-and-contrast paper they have to write, on the speeches of Sojourner Truth versus Chief Joseph. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Hana would be the last one out of her room and the first to complain about cold hotcakes and picked-over fruit. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I feel silly for having shouted at the rain, complaining about living under a cloud. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z After months of modest hunger the children now forget to complain about food. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He says the rain makes everything heavier but what’s the use of complaining. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Sydelle Pulaski complained of a chill, and the dressmaker had to shut the doors, but she left them unlatched, just in case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The Silvers don’t bat an eye at any of it, complaining about the “wretched conditions.” Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “Always more important matters than what Ares needs. Were just supposed to show up and fight when you need us, and not complain!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "Ma still wearing her widow's uniform is one thing," Sunny complains, "but why are you dressing like a nun?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He began to complain about his back and got angry about everything and everyone, especially Mamá. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z If thirst can be so taxing that even God Incarnate complains about it, imagine the effect on a regular human. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After presenting the data and making my arguments about the unconstitutional exclusion of African Americans, the judge complained loudly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And she wouldn’t be able to complain about the choices if she was the one doing the choosing. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A third one is short, only a paragraph long, and complains about working two night shifts in a row. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The dining-room table was on the verge of splintering, Clara was complaining of migraines, and Jaime was locked in his room with wax in his ears, trying to concentrate on his studies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Copernicus had no chance to complain about the preface because he died in 1543, the year his great work was published. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I was surprised she didn’t wake up, though, because Aunt Ophelia was complaining really loudly. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The fastest way to raise one’s classification was to be docile and not complain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I had the audacity to complain about that pablum they feed us.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As her new stepsisters climbed out of the carriage, Ana, who was twelve — “just your age; she will make a wonderful playmate for you,” her father had written hopefully — complained of hunger. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear them swearing and complaining about the weight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you were so close to him,” I taunted, recalling all the times Burt had complained about the professor’s narrowness and pushing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I ask, noticing she hasn’t said anything since complaining about the smell. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z "Oh, I know what people think," she complained. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was there ever a Coup de Theatre,” Adams complained, “that had so great an effect as Jefferson’s Penmanship of the Declaration of Independence.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The sisters voiced suspicions about their brother and about local law enforcement but complained that the prosecutor had disrespected and ignored them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By 1608 it was possible to complain that ‘nowadays the discoverers of new things are virtually deified’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “All this doesn’t have much to do with the beanfield,” Ruby complained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My knees hurt, the one with the funny laugh complained. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dove was garrulous, indolent, complaining, and boastful, but it hurt Johnny when the other boys bulbed him and his masters beat him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She always complains, though, when I give her a tight hug: ‘If you love me, stop squeezing my old bones so I can be alive longer.’ A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z One day on my tuck-shop rounds, I overheard Daniel and Bolo complaining about the black kids at school. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Workman went, bitterly complaining that he had ridden the horse exactly as Pollard had told him to. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And now she complains that it costs too much. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Sackett told her to go into the city, complain about the loss of her grain, and demand a hearing with General Sir William Howe, commander of British forces. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just not good at bars,” I complained to Aimee one day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When the money was used to pay for The Vermeer Dilemma, she was surprised but could hardly complain, given her request. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Master had never complained about his work before. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the sixth grade there was a boy in my class who had a steel plate in his skull and was always complaining how test answers could never get through to him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a girl complaining that the pain of not being seen was unbearable. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next room, the guests complain about the sudden increase in temperature. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We would have gotten away with it!” he complained as he placed it on the floor in front of the signora. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, there was always some complaining about the food, but it was all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Our back door has a captive double-cylinder nickel-silver deadbolt, but my dad has complained that the door frame isn’t thick enough. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It is the shadow of pain which touches the young face with such pathetic patience, but Beth seldom complains and always speaks hopefully of ‘being better soon’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you dunk I complained about picking up old lunches that had fungus growing on them and sweeping asbestos tiles and straightening Thorndike dictionaries? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Turtle, too, complained of the chill, but her mother tugged off her coat to reveal a fluffy, ruffly pink party dress two sizes too large and four inches too long. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She complained about sitting at a machine for hours, or about the short coffee breaks, or about el bosso. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z At the next stop, with much complaining, Sass led me off the train. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His sister, who was a hard, rather practical person, used to complain that there were too many scents at Manderley, they made her drunk. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t fussing about him seeming glad to bring home the bent cans and weevily rice and flour we couldn’t sell at the store, she was complaining about his not having any get-up-and-go. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mother complained that spending all day and night with us in a tiny room was giving her gray hair even though she was only twenty-four. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z After a life as fine as mine, who was I to complain? Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I never heard my mother complain, but I know it wasn’t easy to cook for that many either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I complained and argued, even wept—oh, yes, I did—but he refused to let me go.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t hear them complain when I came back dripping wet. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about pressing a hot flannel to my forehead, drying it, and then complaining to Mum of a temperature, but she’s not that easy to fool. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He muttered to himself and complained and drank half a bowl of water before he went back to sleep. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Poison is a coward's weapon," the king complained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Whenever I fidgeted or complained, she reminded me that she didn’t have any memories of being human, and asked me not to ruin her vicarious fun. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He did not seem terribly troubled by his incarceration, although he complained of its injustice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Adam complained, “You never punished him, you let him live his life, you praised him, you did not haze him, and now you let him stay out of the army.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She had slapped him when he complained he hadn’t eaten anything all day. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Asian and Hispanic kids rarely complain about what we give them; the black kids and white kids often do, they act entitled, though in different ways. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and again a language grump complains that the distinction between adverbs and adjectives is disappearing from English. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Both she and Salvador complained of their sore feet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe you should just, you know, finish first and complain later?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She never complains, though, so it’s hard to know. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I had thought carefully about whether anything in Newjack could conceivably endanger my fellow officers before I included it in the book, and no officer has yet complained to me about those revelations. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab had been pretty much fatherless for years, but here I was, complaining about Stephen Kellner who, while imperfect, was certainly less terrifying than the Iranian government. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z See, he’s got some great gals, like Holly and Liza, but there’s a certain number of malcontents and he just wishes they’d stop their complaining. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are the teeth stable in the splint? He’s not complaining about any movement, right?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Stop complaining and eat your broccoli,” Dad says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Last night, Mrs. Hall and one other parent showed up at the school board meeting and complained that the Unity Valley School District has a “homosexual agenda” and made calls for three teachers to resign. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There was nothing for me to complain about. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z How the girl was still upright and not complaining was beyond him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “They complain that the skin and tissues of the face and neck inevitably show the wear and tear of years,” she wrote. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The only thing I wonder about sometimes, though, is why some rich kids like him complain about their lives so much. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The tree whose leaf umbrellas had curled around, under and over her fire escape had been cut down because the housewives complained that wash on the lines got entangled in its branches. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls complained of backache from bed-making, and fiery sensations in their feet from standing all day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And when I say whine, I don’t mean like your little cousin when she’s complaining you won’t let her give you a makeover. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Cheryl complained but never made a real effort to take the kids back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “The patient states that she feels fairly well,” one doctor wrote in her chart, “however she continues to complain of some vague lower abdominal discomfort. . . . No evidence of recurrence. Return in one month. ” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He had a cell opposite Walter’s and Walter used to complain that he would demand Walter’s breakfast from him each morning, and that he was too scared to refuse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Mose Wright, the kid’s uncle, complained that a couple local guys had been pickin’ on the boy, and he remembered that one of ’em’s name was R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Four years. We’ve kept you for over four years,” Frau Kleist used to complain. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She complains that Malachy Michael and Alphie look too healthy and you’d wonder why on this day of days they couldn’t have their usual scabby knees or the odd cut bruise or black eye. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Because we complained about the situation with that boy...” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Especially in the early years of the Movement, one often heard nonwhite students complain of feeling lost on the campus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was that when the Concord Corporation once again speeded up the machinery, she, almost alone, did not complain. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “They stole my hair and sold it to the gypsies,” Felicia complains. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained about the hair on his shoulders, but Miranda thought him perfect, and refused to imagine him any other way. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the middle of the letter, for example, he reproached himself for complaining too much: God, this is starting to sound like some jerkoff vet crying in his beer. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I want to know everything!” she complained, slouching back toward the table. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Chestnut and Boynton immediately complained, but the judge reminded them it was their motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At mealtimes, he would complain about the food. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need someone to listen to me complain.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, his lips pursed, his face turned red and he strode quickly up the center aisle in silence, pushing through the heavy bronze doors, their hinges complaining at his exit. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z All his questions and his made-up parents and the way he dunked on fools playing ball and called me Mexico and never complained about anything. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z This is like when my father complains about his boss. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “She used to be a little blond girl. A Sinclair through and through,” Granddad complains to Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Actually, I can’t really complain about being asked to keep secrets. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “As soon as I put the phone down, it rings again. People are complaining about the stink and smoke. I want this stopped. Do you understand me?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t complain, but we could all tell how she felt because she wore a look like she did when she had a headache. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I never heard Farmer complain of having too many patients, and it seemed clear that he couldn’t feel comfortable anywhere not having any at all. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Her mouth spoke for itself, most often to complain. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Wes complained to her about his mother’s abuse of his privacy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The queue edged forward till Winston was almost at the counter, then was held up for two minutes because someone in front was complaining that he had not received his tablet of saccharine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “They are just the right size and they have lots of power, but I just can’t see them winning,” he complained to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Now, I must go feed Lewis and Clark. I can hear them complaining from all the way over here. And I’ve got a busy day ahead of me tomorrow.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He said he gave us credit when we didn’t have eating money, so he expected us to pay without complaining. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not really entitled to complain, because we are lucky children: English children got their houses bombed and we did not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll bet he learned each chord, each fingering after being shown just once, no stumbling, no complaining. And when he did make a mistake it was never more than once, right?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Mr. Arobin,” she complained, “I’m greatly upset by the excitement of the afternoon; I’m not myself. My manner must have misled you in some way. I wish you to go, please.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z After just half a day I knew I would never again complain about any price a farmer wanted to charge me for food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He complains for the millionth time that there is no prosciutto anywhere in a fifty-mile radius, when of course there is no prosciutto in a fifty-mile radius. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One man complained that his boss passed him over when giving out overtime hours, favoring Polish workers who had less seniority. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z If a store tried to pull the sales stunt too often, these are the people who would figure it out and complain to management and tell their friends and acquaintances to avoid the store. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The light would wake this fellow also, but he hadn’t complained at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A few days later, he came to the Greyhound station to complain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Karen was kind enough to sit us next to Janet and JR—and later, after JR complained—kind enough to let us sit in a back room. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Him telling you not to complain about your morning sickness because getting pregnant was “your choice.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He complained the soup was not hot enough and then spilled the bowl as if it were an accident. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were pale and displaced and complained of missing their dire-sounding TV shows, things with Vice and Cop and Jeopardy in their titles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew better than to complain, and most of us went to our beds as quickly as we could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z After that, she didn’t complain about the noise or the smoke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Clay Belly complained but eventually worked herself loose. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart was jackhammering so hard I thought people from the next aisle were going to start complaining about the noise. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I think we should search his name and see if anyone’s complained about him, what his deal is. He must be listed on Yelp or something.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He had gone to the one in charge of the Long Knives at Fort Laramie and complained. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z If they complain often enough, someone far below them in wealth and influence may be chastised or even fired. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You complained that your feet were huge and your fingers were swollen and you threw up a lot. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They were anxious about their future and quick to complain should a part of their past get scratched or broken. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "I was starting to think we would never reach Winterfell," Robert complained as they descended. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Because Jack worked hard and did not complain, he escaped the worst wrath of kapos and guards, though he received an occasional kick or blow like everyone else. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z On Endurance, the ship’s timbers began to complain. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z His mom used to complain that she felt like she lived in a cigar bar. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Prisoners complained about how their fingernails were pulled out, their eyes sewn open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The expression was haughty and severe, like that of an ill-tempered old man who has complaining on his mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z First, experts in mosquito control complained that Congress had not budgeted enough money for the campaign to succeed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I need water. My throat is burning,” I complain loudly to the girls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And to my coworkers, I try not to complain about how worn out I am with only five hours of sleep a night. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the waitresses complained it was miserable weather. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He also complains of chest pains and weakness in his legs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Before the meeting broke up, Heinck complained about his money belt. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I get this much to boogie in the street,” complained the Blue Monkey. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the dozens of black people I'd met who had complained bitterly about Walter's prosecution, and I was starting to see Chapman as either naive or willfully indifferent—or worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You look as young as you ever did,” Weylin complained sourly when he saw me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko smiled — it was one of those stubborn little burrowing owls that Curly had complained about. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to hold her again,” she complained as they made their way back to their cars. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t keer what it was, she could stop and say a few words with us. She act like we done done something to her,” Pearl Stone complained. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Even though it was now warm enough that Ophie and her mother didn’t need to wear coats when they traveled to and from the house, Mrs. Caruthers still complained about being cold all the time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Some frustrated whites complained that their leaders were all talk and that it was time to take matters into their own hands. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “I complained about the messiness, but Mr. Lemoncello popped in on a video screen to remind us that all the books being used in the read-and-eat contest were paperbacks.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I read and complained and argued with Dede, but all that time I was snoring away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They complain that they think ill of Lord Dunmore’s skill at sorcery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Joon complains all morning about missing stuff with his friends, but he’s ready when Uncle Tim comes by to pick us up for work. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He smoked one cigarette after another and complained about the rain because we could not pick the cotton when it was wet. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Either we go as a family, or none of us goes,” Dad says, which gets my sister working on me, complaining that I always ruin her life. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But it’s hard to keep complaining after the “When I Was a Boy, Life Was So Hard” card is played on you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The first great, practical achievement of the new science was Newcomen’s steam engine of 1712—the very engine Swift was presumably mocking when he complained about mills being built where there were no rivers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Indentured servants complain all the time and steal us blind at the first opportunity. I’ll never hire another.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was hardly allowed to complain about that because, guess what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the portable phone in the other room and complained about Gay. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t have gotten in the way. I was tossing it into the yard. Besides, what are you complaining about? At least the water cooled you off.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw herself into work, contributed her share, and didn’t complain about what she ate or where they slept. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Oh, whenever it happened the people would get up a petition and complain, but it never did much good because the soldiers were gone and the beef was eaten. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But what’s the use in complaining about how unfair life is? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes he complained a little of his sons if they came not every day and he said to Pear Blossom, who was always near him, “Well, and what are they so busy about?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The prisoners in the middle complained of it being too hot and too close, and of not being able to breathe. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “The Underworld isn’t this big,” Hazel complained, which probably wasn’t true, but it felt that way to her feet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Each guest is very particular about his or her diet, constantly complains about the slowness of the service, and never, ever tips. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She helped hoe the corn patch almost every day, and never complained. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “That’s good. I’m happy to hear you have nothing to complain about. Let us know if you need anything to make you comfortable. We all want you to have a good time out there.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Everyone was always complaining about it, but he had a feeling this was due to something else. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Agha, did you hear what Mullah Nasrud- din did when his daughter came home and complained that her husband had beaten her?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The day Jose mailed his letter complaining about the utility poles, Screamer came to rest on a transformer on a pole outside Bovina. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "Joffrey is such a grateful sovereign, I'm certain you will have no cause to complain, my good brave lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Hollis hasn't sold this land," she complained, “because everybody likes it." An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z And when I complain about homework—even a little bit—she reminds me how Papi took on extra lawn jobs so she could go to college at night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fischer then pointed to the camera aperture he’d complained about the previous day, and quickly left the stage with his clock running. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We complained vociferously about the inferior quality of the food, and as a result, our advocate Sydney Kentridge made a formal complaint in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pray with your feet was Babulya’s way of saying Do something about your problem with the implied Quit complaining attached. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The farmer’s wife I usually deal with is just setting up her booth and complains that I have been going elsewhere. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Another remarked that complaining about unfair treatment was risky because his boss would try to “burn” him out with work. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Two OJTs were among six officers standing nearby who, Martinez had complained to the union steward, did nothing to help him out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They complained about the pillows being too hard or too soft, or that there wasn’t enough space around the sinks for their toiletries, or that the bedskirt had a loose thread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z According to Lopsang, during the fifteen or twenty minutes Fischer spent on the summit, he complained repeatedly that he wasn’t feeling well—something the congenitally stoic guide almost never did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Later I learned she complained that a teenage boy was supervising me, which was against regulations. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When I try to talk with her, she just complains, “Child, if I had a coin for every question you ask...” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s like the innumerate high school principal who complains that most of his students score below his school’s median SAT score. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One student complained to him, “We can be perfect, perfect, doing everything right and still they treat us like dogs. No, worse than dogs, because criminals are treated worse than dogs.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s like a nightmare,” Mom complained when she didn’t think I was listening. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “The police were called to a house party because neighbors complained about loud music. The cops are saying when they came to break up the party, she was insubordinate.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “The dead should not eat better than the living,” he complained, more than once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He only half listened to the fourth case and at the end of the terse testimony of the complaining witness he asked, “How much did you lose?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to complain that no, I wasn’t even close to prepared. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When she first sentenced herself to the mahogany limbo of her four-poster bed, Desdemona complained only of her usual heart palpitations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Why does she get to play and we do all the work,” complained Vincent. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, the children start to complain that they're hungry. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Most days, I filled her in on my softball game schedule or complained about too much homework or mean teachers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z You could needle them or complain—Rita was an expert at this—but you didn’t go too far. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They wrote directly to the Marines and complained to the Indian agent. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of complaining metal came from the detention room. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was complaining about me having too many Legos all over our room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Build a pillow fort or pretend they were camping in the closet—Doreen never complained they weren’t around. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We’ve been in Cuba four days and Mom has done nothing but complain and chain-smoke her cigars late at night. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It always squealed, as if complaining of being disturbed at night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What she wanted to do was cry and complain and wail and cry some more. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Sammy complained, but she hurried the two little ones back to their campsite. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained sometimes that his classes didn’t make sense. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Reynie glanced at Constance, who was scowling impressively, ready to complain about whatever they suggested. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But she has complained of none of this. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The next time you complain that there is nothing on, remember that you can always watch the birth of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lucky Girl was glad enough to have a place to crash that she had barely complained about the snakes and roaches and pigeon nests that they shared space with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If Maxie wanted to stand out here and talk to me, I wasn’t going to complain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “She brought food for the black boy, Sergeant,” he complained. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was no sound. People, yes, screaming, complaining. But the building seemed to still, hush for half a second. It hit me, ‘We’re going to die.’” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z All through the night, taking her sass, complaining, teasing, explaining, but talking, talking her through the dark. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Domineering, complaining, demanding wives who had just about psychologically castrated their husbands were responsible for the early rush. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z To them, Puerto Rico was the place where their grandparents lived, a place they visited on school and summer vacations, a place which they complained was backward and mosquito-ridden. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Finally, enough of our group complains and gets the driver to listen. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Then he issued a statement to the press complaining about how he had “received no co-operation from the Police Commissioner and no help or practical suggestions from the Governor.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “If God spares Beth, I never will complain again,” whispered Meg earnestly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z All the girls seemed fatigued, but no one dared to complain. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Neighbors complain, even the ones eight mats away, saying it’s bad enough being trapped in putrid, hot air made from fermented bodies and oily sweat, must everybody also endure something rotten? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Emma is complaining loudly about Mr. Mason, saying, That was SO inappropriate, even though there’s No Talking In The Hall. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, they showed up in Kaprice’s office to complain. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even after we pulled into the driveway of Frances’s house and her friend approached, she was babbling away, complaining now. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Caruthers looked like she was going to complain again but thought better of it, and just wrinkled up her mouth instead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he complained he felt caught between the woman's libber and the Catholic señorita. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He kept coughing and complaining about the rainy weather. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It was very curious. He complained that he felt as if there were long pieces of straw stuck in his throat. When I told the doctor he was able to prescribe the proper medication.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The announcer left his post, complaining about never getting restroom breaks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When Mr. Chatham stood to complain, the judge motioned for him to sit back down. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We both complained about how much our moms expected us to do around the house. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You could practically measure the growing, especially—as Joe complained—when you had to mow the grass, and especially—as Daddy said—when you had to keep after the weeds in a garden. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Every day you're complaining about these bullies, and I’m tired of hearing it,” he said. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The sloppiness occasionally bothered me, but I had no room to complain. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Banging on the pipe is sloppy. It could mean anything. It could be Mr. Gervais complaining about the heat.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One day, an officer said to Tefu: “Look, man, why do you complain every morning?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This li’l boy’s got a whole bunch of money pinned to the front of his jersey—it must be his birthday—and he’s got the nerve to complain about my prices? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Of course, not everyone found these strategies helpful: Galileo complained that he found Kepler unreadable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And if they used a bit more salt than necessary those first few weeks, much to the chagrin of the neighborhood’s ghosts, the mother did not complain. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I thought it was just the noise you were complaining about.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Every day I marked another day off the calendar—one more day I had made it through life in Little Rock without complaining, dreaming of freedom, or talking about it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But of course she wouldn't complain, especially not today, the day of the Governor's visit. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Especially your halmoni. She said not to complain, don’t bring more attention to us. But he wouldn’t listen. He was so upset! I’ve never seen your father that angry before!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She did not take to her bed as I expected but was driven round to the home of Missus Taylor to play cards and, no doubt, complain about her husband. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she acted like dressing up was dumb,” I complain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We all rolled our eyes and complained ’cause that’s the one thing everybody had to look forward to, getting out early for good behavior. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a long and scary trek, but she was too grateful to have escaped the embarrassment of being put back a year to complain. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I kept complaining about all the things she was doing. Like this Fun-Fun-Fun Islamic Quiz Game thing.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A woman five blocks away called the police to complain about the noise and couldn’t get anyone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother was wearing high heels, but she did not complain. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z But in that moment, I wished he were one of those stereotypically cold, distant American dads or those stoic, strict Asian dads my friends always complained about. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We'd changed the brand once, but customers had complained that Mo's no longer smelled as friendly, so we'd gone back to the lemon stuff. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “How much farther before we stop? It’s hot and my bottom is hurting,” I complain. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she never complained—it wasn’t her nature. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora had complained to Hollister about living on Fillmore Street near the Fillmore, which stuck in Emily’s brain thanks to her brother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Brokk walked away, leaving Loki with his mouth sewn up tight, unable to complain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The worse you look, the better for you,” Patria said when I complained that I looked like I’d gotten here on a donkey. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bread she gives them always means less for us and if we complain she says there are always people worse off and we can surely spare a little from what we have. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Aaron wailed on, and pretty soon Evan joined him, and the whole room was nothing but noise and complaining, everyone trying to fit somewhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But the former president didn’t complain; he wasn’t going to interfere if it was everyone else’s best chance for survival. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Friendships don’t just happen,” Sterling tells me whenever I complain. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a little sign in every room telling guests they are expected to complain at the office between the hours of nine and eleven A.M. daily. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dainty, pretty Catherine, who had been a house servant, complained bitterly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained about the conditions of his confinement until a random thought caused him to abruptly switch topics. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But she always complained about how much she hated ironing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “And every year, you complain,” my mom said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z While I ate and complained about homework, Hassan made my bed, polished my shoes, ironed my outfit for the day, packed my books and pencils. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I think again of Doña Rosa and the day she came over to complain about her son, who wanted her to move to an asilo de ancianos. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The book would stay open at the very page she had pressed flat with her hand, and no one would complain about the field not being plowed or the leak in the roof. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not complain, nor did she shut her eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t complain or try and beg or bribe. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t leave much for your old man,” he complained. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Beefy was trying to climb out of his crib and complained in unintelligible baby talk except for one word: monstruo. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then she complained about the unreliability of the U.S. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She never contributed to Pillow Talk or the Feedbag Forum, and I had good reason to suspect it was she who had complained about the One Life to Live episodes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mama was forever complaining about how messy Sumac was, and she had cause to grumble. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Heather has stopped eating and complains about fluid retention. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As much as I complain about winter, cold air is easier to breathe, slipping like silver mercury down my lungs and out again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t compare yourself to me!” she yaps no matter what I complain about. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to complain, but I ain’t given the chance. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I’ll never complain about a cold day again,” I vowed after another week of unceasing heat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have complained about brushing my teeth, or taking a bath, or going to bed at eight o’clock every night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She complains all day long, constantly demands that the bandages be changed and is generally dissatisfied with everything. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The professor replied with arch politeness, ‘And what does Mr. Rodriguez have to complain about?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do going to we what are!” complained another, as everyone set about straightening things up as well as they could. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you know how Mom complains about the way Daddy looks for stuff? Like in the kitchen cabinet—he never moves anything, never looks behind the cans and jars and boxes of pasta.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “The opposing views of today were in existence centuries ago,” a nineteenth-century biologist complained, rightfully. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I got them in anyway, but the complaining caught on with the two or three keeplocks whose cells were on the other side of the shower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And none of his kind would complain. Even if they did, who would listen? Half that coast has been given up as drowned wilderness. Just malaria and convicts now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At Berkeley, that institution which symbolizes middle-class opportunity, students complained about the impersonal life on the campus—they were being reduced to IBM numbers. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z How can you make sure the leftovers get shared equally so Chubs doesn’t complain? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "No way!" the boy holding the bat complains. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “You can have whatever you want and do anything you want. Maybe you shouldn’t complain about that.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I caught them complaining about the humidity outside and in the same breath whining that the air-conditioning was too cold inside. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And even for those he is complaining that we cost him too much! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I complained to Phil that Batavia is too provincial, but I think sometimes I take the positives—the people—for granted. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I think back over the last couple of classes and realize Maddy’s been complaining a lot less. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Lie no longer gets sick in the car; instead, he complains loudly the whole way into town. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “And why didn’t it hurt me? I mean, not that I’m complaining. Who are you? And whoa, what is that you’re wearing? Is that made of lion fur?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My father might come in and stand before the bed with his arms crossed and savagely complain about us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just saying that the Nigerians who keep complaining about the oil companies don’t understand that this economy will collapse without them,” Dapo said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I seized on this opportunity to complain about my dolls being locked in the shed, and she said she would see what she could do. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z All there was to do on those islands was drill and swim, play cards and eat fish, complain and sleep. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom had complained to the school a million times that they weren’t doing enough to help him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The Weasleys complained that Wood was becoming a fanatic, but Harry was on Wood’s side. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Or did, until, as she complained, “this Clutter thing came along,” bringing with it “all these out- of-towners, all this /z«ttfpaper fuss.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Twig complained about this, if you can believe it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Began to roll and complain like a peevish world on a grumble. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In trying to stop him, the officer had broken his dental plate, the inmate complained; and all he’d been trying to swallow anyway, he said, was a written note. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been complaining about it taking up so much room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Only Maria had to be dragged off, complaining loudly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In March 1954, she organized a face-to-face meeting of black leaders, city officials, and bus company representatives to complain about the way blacks were treated on the buses and to propose reforms. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z When people all the time complain about carrying water, he start contest. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to wear the gladiator outfit,” Otis complained. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So much to tell, in fact, that Sticky was complaining of a blister on his finger by the time he’d finished the report. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The president began complaining of occasional chest pain. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Kerry nurse tells me I should get down on my two knees and thank God I’m alive at all at all and not be complaining. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Kayla would be tossing pretzels at me while I tried to catch them in my mouth, and Emily would be complaining that her parents still wouldn’t let her wear makeup. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She explained this to the others and they did not complain. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He might be drinking a bowl of hot broth and complaining to the old man about the ugly girl who had tried to rob his purse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know about that, just that I understood there was no point in complaining. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman were always complaining about them, and putting up screens. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Must be a mistake. Goat boy—” “No complaining!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “What are you crying for?” complained the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I hear people today complaining about the time their children will spend riding the bus, but I remember the time when minorities had to walk fifteen to twenty miles to attend school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill complained that the dog cut into their social life, since they always had to come home early for fear of what the dog might do to their apartment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z That might be the only reason why she hasn't complained about my being on the roof. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Usually he never does complain right out loud, so I listen. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Lyons complained that the car keys he was holding were causing him pain, the officer forced Lyons into a chokehold. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Rooms so filled with antique furniture, Oriental rugs, and heavy chandeliers that you complain that they are also filled with antique air. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z All they know how to do is complain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z ‘That guy,’ he complained, ‘hit me for nothing. He said I was to get to work on his campaign saddle.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe my blood’s gotten thin, a weakness Father used to accuse us of when we complained of the chill winters in north Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I called around to various economists in the summer of 2000 and complained about the inadequacy of the wages available to entry-level workers, this was their first response: “But wages are going up!” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She complains about these breasts at recess: they hurt, she says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “He was haggard,” Bagdikian recalled, “and complained of a terrible headache.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The travellers stayed in Bree all the next day, and Mr. Butterbur could not complain of his business next evening at any rate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Jenny was so spoiled that even Papi, who never criticized anybody, complained that Jenny had no manners and no respect for her elders. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In other ways Janina was her old self again, chattering, complaining, shadowing me everywhere I went, in everything I did. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z —I think I would have felt better if I woulda had to suffer and complain a little. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Much as the people complained, however, the tangled party line setup had become part and parcel of Milagro’s communication and rumor systems, and as such, people had come to depend on it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined her complaining, and Gillian sympathizing about visits from in-laws. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I never saw her look in a mirror, never heard her complain. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I shut the door, but she starts complaining. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Raji was the only one to whom I could complain, confiding in him that I was afraid I would have to spend the rest of my life in a sea of orange marigolds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z About fifty feet away, some overweight middle-aged dudes with American accents were conversing loudly, complaining to each other about the heat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “If you complain that this is personal,” Adams explained to Taylor, “I confess it, and intend it should be personal, that it might be more striking to you.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Grumbling and complaining, the woman led them inside and slammed the gate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Felicia returned from the fields complaining of her wrenched back, her shredded hands, of the clumps of dust she’d swallowed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At this moment, I want nothing but gloom, despair, negativity, and complaining. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You hurt me,” she complained, rubbing her arm where it had scraped the side of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “History, chemistry, writing—this is like school,” Rowan grumbled to Citra, because he wouldn’t dare complain to Scythe Faraday. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “We have had good luck with rice, brought to us by tanuki. We cannot complain.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They complained about black magazines never having natural-haired women in their pages, about drugstore products so poisoned by mineral oil that they could not moisturize natural hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After lots of whispered angry words, they decided to complain. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He got stuck in the ticket barrier on the Underground, and complained loudly that the seats were too small and the trains too slow. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Many poor and minority victims complained that they were not getting calls or support from local police and prosecutors. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Shay was squatting on a rock, digging into the PadThai, complaining that it wasn’t spicy enough. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “It was my daughter who turned me in for insisting we say grace at the dinner table,” Silvia Lores complains. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He says it’s not good to complain about the things we can’t change. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Lotus complained many times to Wang Lung that his children were a plague to her and she wished there were a way to lock them out so that she need not be plagued with them. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But you didn’t hear Granny complain about having to trim wicks, clean smoked-up lamp chimneys, and fool with kerosene when other ladies could just pull a ceiling cord to get light. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Farmer remembered the regret etched on his mother’s soft face when they had to leave it behind, but as usual, she didn’t complain. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It wasn’t fair, I kept thinking, even though I had no right to complain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His wife complained even more, but the truth of the matter was that nothing much had hap- pened in a criminal way since Horace had been deputy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The neighbors have been complaining about some of them, who want to use their upstairs to look in on Kwang’s house, some even asking if the basements might be connected. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not understand; they did not complain. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Day after day, Harriet listened as all six of them complained bitterly about the cold that stung their faces, numbed their fingers, frosted their feet. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Vannevar Bush balked at the sum, complaining that it was too much for the government to spend on equipment that would remain the property of the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And I'm never giving any of those up, no matter how much Ma complains. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We all have to pitch in,” says our mother, which means that we are not to complain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Somebody was complaining about the heat: “ . . . feel my arm, steamed soft clear to the bone.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t stay there and do nothing,” he complained to King. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I listened closely to their conversating, but they blew only hot air, complaining about the Congress and the weather and the effect of war on business. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t complained to a teacher about Addison all year, but this time was different. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And a young Congolese man named Joseph Mobutu, who’d walked barefoot into a newspaper office to complain about the food he was getting in the army. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t argue or complain, but he wouldn’t let her throw away the shattered remnants of his Nimbus Two Thousand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But it felt silly complaining about that after nearly being swallowed by an oversize science-class skeleton. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You couldn’t marry if you became the Oracle,” he complained. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But I decide not to complain, because anything is better than riding the bus. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I don’t stick around complaining, just go to the bathroom and get my toothbrush from where I always keep it, in the second drawer on the right. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Moushumi argues that a name like hers is a curse, complains that no one can say it properly, that the kids at school pronounced it Moosoomi and shortened it to Moose. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He began complaining that we were all getting too soft, too dependent on creature comforts, and that we were losing touch with the natural order of the world. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “And that’s why you and I moved in with Grandpa Ted and why we live with Lola now. I complain sometimes, but her home is ours. Wherever we end up, it always will be.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I know that I’m sometimes aloof with you, and I know you complain about it to Dorian, but—” He turned to her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a particularly long trip from New Rochelle to the Bronx, where her grandparents lived, but the car was overheated as usual and Aaron complained the entire way. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lola had been complaining about his mother’s fruit buying for the past three days, so he knew his mom was trying to prove a point by putting every mango and clementine to good use. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t a parent complaining about a child who had to stay after school, it was someone from the school board trying to get in touch with Mrs. Chatham or Mrs. Granger. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were men and women like them, with straight hair and dark skin, who spoke the same language and complained of the same pains. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then he ran back downstairs, zipped past Grandma, who sat at the kitchen table with her feet in a bucket of steaming water—standing too long caused them to swell, she complained—and jetted outside. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z To this day, I can never complain about anything in front of her. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Some of our regular adversaries complained loud and long about how the inclusion of some of our pictures had tainted their precious yearbook. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly it was to me that he was complaining. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is the heat,” complained another old auntie. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He cussed so loudly, so frequently, and so colorfully that offended lakeside residents soon began complaining to the university. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “He’s getting to be almost a trick pony,” he complained. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They apologized when stepping on someone's foot and never thought to complain when some nitwit with a video camera stupidly blocked their path. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The warders even complained about the disarray, but never bothered to investigate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Stop complaining and sing us a song, Prince of Worriers!" she calls. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z To the rest of us he complained that Camilla was out of her league, and a hindrance to serious scholarship. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They made him sleep on hay bales in the barn and beat him if he complained. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Despite her complaining, she had enjoyed herself at the Towers of Silence: She peppered Sohrab with every conceivable detail about the morning as we walked. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “No, she complained about how loud the teenagers play their radios and, oh, yes, she invited us to Christmas dinner.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The court frequently complained about being forced to order new trials or grant relief, but nonetheless ruled in our favor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They would have gotten along famously, complaining about me and out-scrubbing each other. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In her playful voice she added, “You complained that your foot hurt, Papa. You never said a stranger was coming.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Workers formed a committee to complain to management about the firing and they, too, were immediately dismissed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “These walls are like paper,” she began to complain. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guess it’s hard to complain about missing the pool when there’s a whole floor that’s underwater.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My feet always ached, but I never complained. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained to her about work, the kids, the food, the noise, the neighbors. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Dicey thought she might prefer to have them complain, but that was another worry she could not deal with until they had crossed the city. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Ares, really a bully at heart and unable to bear what he brought upon unnumbered multitudes of men, fled up to Zeus in Olympus and complained bitterly of Athena’s violence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z People telephone the branch office to request an installation, or to complain about ghost signals, interference, starlings on the wires, and out goes Volkheimer. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Few of them even had the energy to complain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I didn't know it at the time, but this is an Iranian saying used when someone complains about having to go somewhere. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “When is everything ever okay with me?” he complained. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z So this was the man her father’s friends complained about—his unfairness and downright meanness. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Pennyworth had little to complain of these days. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When I complained to some of the other coaches at the foundation about Sam’s behavior, nothing seemed to change, so I stopped complaining. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ... Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It doesn’t feel like a church,’ my mother complained. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You complain ’bout house and kitchen and extra bedroom. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My brothers complained about the lack of worms for fishing and the difficulty of digging for them in the hard, parched ground. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “That is no proper way to greet your new wife,” I complained. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We offer “mothers’ hours,” he told me, meaning that the workday was supposedly over at three—as if to say, “With a benefit like that, how could anybody complain about wages?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I think our contests hurt him more than he ever wanted to admit, but Dad doesn't complain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then she complained about the dust from the ride, the smell of the street, the bumpiness of the road, the lateness of the day, the ache in her stomach. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Gwin blinked up at the sun, chattered crossly, presumably complaining that it was the wrong time of day, and scurried over to the boy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t going to complain if it would cheer Finn up now. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Boyle, he complained, was ‘in my opinion too open & too desirous of fame’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With the teenage freshmen, I stood a chance, but there was nothing I could do to please someone who regularly complained that she'd wasted enough time already. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Blacks complained of having bricks thrown at them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He wrote regularly to Marian and complained that she rarely answered his letters. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z When he was done, Jack-Jack came out of the room, rubbing his eyes and complaining about a bad dream. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He insisted she shop at an expensive department store in Chicago, where everything cost more than she wanted to spend, but when she complained, she got nowhere. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “People complain about the stupidest things. They don’t want to take responsibility for their actions,” Rindlisbacher says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And I thought, How dare she complain when I’m working so hard to hold myself together, to maintain a calm exterior? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knelt beside Constance and put his hand on her shoulder—and Constance, for once, didn’t complain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, I am complaining about the confusion of my age, what is expected of me versus what I want for myself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “People complained, of course. No one wants to listen to a dog barking while they try to watch a movie.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She walked around the school complaining about “attempts on her life.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Once Mom reminded me, I remembered how you’d complain all the time about how mean she was. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The hunters complain that they have to travel farther and farther into the forest to catch anything at all. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z In most cases there was nothing for the doctor to do at that point but complain about the muddy roads and receive his payment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I wish someone would make sense,” he complained. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He hoped Shell would rent it because the oil companies were always the best renters, never complaining about abrupt hikes, paying easily in American dollars so that nobody had to deal with the fluctuating naira. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pinkeye went up alone to see how matters stood by light of day, complaining all the while that his old bones could not abide steps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We Liars used to roll our eyes at these pronouncements— “Be decisive; no one likes a waffler”; “Never complain, never explain”—but we still saw him as full of wisdom on grown-up topics. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t complain of the weight or ask for help. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Kids can never complain about unfairness 'cause everyone knows kids always complain about that. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t comb her hair either, because any time I tried to, she complained that it hurt, that it pulled at the scar across her scalp. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "They might call you,” Eliot said eventually to Mrs. Sen. "But they might complain that you were making too much noise.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “They’re not as good as they used to be,” he complains. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He took Lyra, who had no time to complain before he plugged the bottle in again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I knew better than to complain, especially when she gave me a look and said I better not mess up again. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Saying that doesn’t actually make me work faster,” Jesper complained as he concentrated on the stones. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A wooden step complains beneath his weight; it sounds to her like a small animal being crushed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In fact, there was plenty to complain about. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Doctors’ families do tend to complain that they receive less medical attention than their friends and neighbors, but they seem a normal, generally healthy lot, with a remarkably low incidence of iatrogenic illness. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean it was such a bad thing to be a complaining person,” she said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Believe me, you don’t want. I don’t complain, I just want you know. So you see?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You haven’t given me enough gold thread to finish the sari,” she complained to Mr. Das. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays these mixed couples get on TV every other day complaining, “Oh, it’s hard for us.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod my head, understanding that complaining about our current advisors is probably not the best way to win over a future advisor. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She complains to the other nurse that we patients don’t have enough structured time, and in the end, she gets the orderly with the scary tattoos to escort me away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When they broke their own rules, they complained about it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “How very American, complaining about smoke,” Obinze said, and she could not tell whether he meant it as a rebuke or not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “They’ve told me all the same stories, and I complained to the department, yet nobody would listen.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Even though I complain about school, I really don’t want the last normal thing in my life to stop. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z If there ever was a time to complain, this was it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I found that out when Mom complained to him about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could hear more voices, more people coming in to say “Nno nu” and complain about how hard life was, how they could not buy new clothes for their children this Christmas. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I tell you that so you know that I am not like the peoples who hate everything and complain all day short or long. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Blast me. That’s just what the other gods would expect from you. Prove them right” “Yes, please,” Demeter complained. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “A pack of stinking yellow fools,” Beans complained. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know where I’ll store this meat,” complained someone who was lugging a whole carcass of a sheep over his shoulder. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She complained bitterly to Malcolm’s mother, who said, “Serves you right. I got no sympathy for you. Keep your nasty mind to yourself.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But instead of feeling like complaining, I felt my mother’s fervor. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The whole time he complains that he doesn’t have any cell phone reception. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When I complain that I’m bored, Dad gives me a paintbrush and sits me down so I can “help.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z If I don't get back to my deliveries, Mrs. de Vries will complain. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Ambassador Adlai Stevenson complained not long ago that in the United Nations “a skin game” was being played. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been treated disrespectfully too many times by him, he complained to some B-block officers a day or two later, and was too old to put up with it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother complained that she would die of exhaustion—there was so much to be done. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My mom called my brother Ron from China to complain that I’d ruined my special moment with what she called “typical Simone antics.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I complained, and for some reason then obscure to me, she smiled and found another book—the right kind of book. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gratified, both sides sat down, ate a lot of food, and complained about the Narragansett. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “We always eat here. I shall complain to the President!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he rolled up the long sleeves, pulled up the baggy pants, and laboriously climbed back up on the wooden sea horse, “These shoes are going to fly off my feet!” he complained. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The final piece fell into place when he overheard an animal trainer complaining loudly to the pitmaster. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But why complain about not being paid, when those people at the Buddhist monastery pay with their own money to do the same kind of work? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “All my customers are. Never six feet exacdy. So inconsiderate. And then they complain about the fitting.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And my sister complaining, because we didn’t know anybody and it wouldn’t be safe for her to wait outside. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Normally, I would not complain about an individual warder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And your doctor—he never sent a bill. Mind you, I’m not complaining, but—” Diana didn’t comment on the doctor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Not again! We get this same lunch from that Diaz every day,” he complained. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z This part of Daffodil Manor was freezing cold, and Ophie had often heard her mother complain that the rooms seemed to keep a chill even with a fire roaring in the hearth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Folks complain every morning ’bout how many got to share it and people taking too long to do their business and how some folks got nasty habits. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Pita did nothing but complain, even when we sat in the shade, so I paired her with Juanita since she couldn’t seem to get along with anyone else. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I guess I shouldn’t complain. Hey, so listen, August, here’s what I thought we would do today. . . .” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Pearl hadn’t complained either, knowing now that she preferred an empty apartment to one filled with someone else’s things. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One person had complained that an architectural print above the desk had a visible speck of dust under the glass. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “So are the Panthers. Except, they don't just march around and complain; they actually do things.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Her disdain did not convince Richard; it began when Madu complained that His Excellency had bypassed him and made his junior a commanding officer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My grandmother always complained that no good Methodist would ever put spirits into food. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She complains, too, but there are also moments when they simply forget that they are supposed to be arguing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I had asked him to be frank, so I could not complain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a pretty dress the color of grape juice, and before we got here, she kept complaining that the dress was showing all her “rolls,” even though I told her she looked awesome. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I thought you'd already booked a train ticket home. You complained about how carsick you were the whole way down.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I have no idea. I can’t read it. But a lot of her jobs are junky self-help books that she complains about. She’s more of a science fiction fan.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Never have they uttered a single word about the burden we must be, never have they complained that we’re too much trouble. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But this was the first time she had complained about her missing ghost. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I used to complain that family dinners lasted too long, that we were forced to sit at the table when I needed to study for exams. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The restaurant closed only because a few people in the neighborhood took it upon themselves to complain. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “All my life I’ll have headaches carrying this load of hair around,” she complained. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Vernor in the apartment below never used to complain, but now he’s always banging on the pipes or on the ceiling of his apartment so that I hear the pounding beneath my feet. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “You complain all the time,” I told him, the angry still in my voice. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Radical educationists meanwhile complain that ghetto schools ‘oppress’ students by trying to mold them, stifling native characteristics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t understand why everyone just complains about who I am. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Amanda rolls her eyes and complains I study way too much. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Das said we were behind schedule, and his customers were complaining. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather has been complaining the whole way home. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Given that, Jason decided maybe he shouldn’t complain about being an old man. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Once most of the men began to study, we complained that we did not even have the minimum facilities necessary for studying, such as desks and chairs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya knew that she didn’t have a lot of room to complain, that she still had it way better than most kids. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Too much sizzle, not enough steak,” she’d complained to friends in her bridge club. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The woman in die next niche rolled over on her straw and complained of the light, so Arya blew it out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We eat without complaining or whining or asking our mother when there will be syrup, butter, milk . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I thought I was going to puke, that was so foul,” complained Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "It's not just, it's not," she heard one wizened old woman complain to another when they had bedded down for the night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t complain about any of these bonus activities, though, because they were a rewarding and uplifting way to balance out the rigorous training I continued to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe you didn’t sign up,” Soojin complains as we sit down at what has already become our usual spot in the lunchroom three weeks into the school year. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z No rodent dared complain about one whom the Chief held in such high regard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I row a steady pace toward the scarecrow, listening to the rhythmic squeak of the oar sockets that complain with each stroke. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any feminine clothes,” they complained. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Over the last two months the roads had become so bad that people had stopped complaining. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He remembered the days when everyone who came in ordered coffee and remembered how the waitresses had complained when everyone started asking for lattes instead. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Yet you told him to go, Mother, and didn’t cry when he went, and never complain now, or seem as if you needed any help,” said Jo, wondering. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We live in Bed-Stuy, and she's always complaining about the reason they keep raising the rent so much around this part of Brooklyn, is because white people are moving in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes I complain about my family, too, but I know they’d do anything for each other. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Most of the emails are the same—planning when to meet, Olga complaining about his wife, Olga asking when he’s going to leave her, him promising that he will. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He was still complaining and I was still sunk in despair when Camilla came down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z You wouldn’t find them complaining if someone offered them a nice fat pig’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At least I think they are—Mom doesn’t usually talk about them unless she’s complaining, but that’s normal, so I just assume everything is normal with my brothers, too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Thalia and I both started complaining, but Mr. D held up his hand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Thanks, I know. He was a nice man and I’m not complaining.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I would never complain in public about my fashion dilemmas, but I felt perfectly okay pouring out my frustrations to my brother on one of our regular weekly phone calls. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I was walking down my block the other day, and behind me was a mother with her kid, and the mother was saying, ‘Now, Timmy, I don’t want you to complain about it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “First thing in the morning, Parrelli got a call from a man in Pigeon Cove, complaining about a horrible fish odor coming from his neighbor’s yard,” Dad said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But then at school, I’m the total opposite and Mrs. Brown complains that I need to speak up more. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “It feels stupid with my elbows in,” I complained. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They complained that with just one exception, only Greeks became waiters at 3 Guys. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “It isn’t exactly fun, you know,” I complain, “being the only Jewish kid while all this swastika stuff is going on.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Bronn complained of the gloom when he arrived, and insisted on a fire in the hearth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That’s the third parent calling to complain this week. Too much homework. Too much reading,” Miss Carol says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Peewee complained that he missed the roast beef. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dussel complained to Mother that he was being treated like a leper, that no one was friendly to him and that, after all, he hadn’t done anything to deserve it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When I complained to a friend of mine, she told me about her English class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She did not complain about the egg-sized lump on her head or anything else. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The men, wearing their white tuxedos, and the women, wearing silky silver, spaghetti-strapped dresses, complained about having to sit on the slushy curb in their wedding outfits. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Her children were ashamed of her and complained because they didn’t have store-bought clothes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When I complained to the International Red Cross about this, I had yet to experience the problem myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was your age,” he’d said, “I was already working two jobs. And here you are, complaining about waking up for school!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The pegasus Guido groaned and complained, but eventually he agreed to carry Tyson. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You were right. I’m sorry I doubted you. This is fun, much better than being inside the apartment, listening to my mother complain about how lazy I am.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Soon a snore marked where Tool lay, and Moby’s voice, complaining still, was barely audible through the ferns. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Everyone seemed willing to let her go on complaining. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When I complained to Mother, she told me to leave him be. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Stella opened her mouth to complain, to ask why Jojo couldn’t help, but a dagger glance from her mother shut her up real quick. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “This tastes worse than the others,” he complained. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He found Dolorous Edd at the fire, complaining about how difficult it was for him to sleep when people insisted on blowing horns in the woods. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After a few weeks, Kumalo’s senior cousin complained to one of the other women about the new wife. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I've got two kids in a high school that has more guns than books, so I know all about complaining to officials and such about things that need changing. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the team landed next to George to complain, too. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We tried on so many of the brightly colored glass bangles that the owner complained, “You are keeping my customers away. Come back when you have some money.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Ophie had hauled more firewood in the past month than she had all winter, and still the old woman complained of being chilled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I’m as fast as can be,” he announced, running around the island twice in no time at all, “and I’m as slow as can be,” he complained, waving good-by to a snail. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Every morning he complained that she was impossible to wake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A hippo complained loudly from somewhere near the middle of the river. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Still no answer, he complained in a third letter. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gods do not trust their enemies. And rightly so. I should not complain. Some of the prisons are not nearly as nice as mine.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z At least when it came to Neewo there was nothing to complain about. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Seeing her stern face, I did not complain any further. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Several letter writers complained that Orson Welles and his cohorts intentionally misled the public by naming actual towns, roads, and government agencies. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z None dared to cry or complain about their hurts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I had continued to complain about the dampness of my cell, but nothing had been done about it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I don’t want to complain or anything, but a tip would have been nice, since it was me, after all, who brought the god back to her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Blanca called her sister only when she wanted to hear gossip or to complain about me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t complain, even when he had to desnag a stray arrow out of his tail. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He complained about everything, including the fact that we still had our Christmas lights up in July. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She did not complain about the life-threatening mob that had traumatized her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Colette tried to avoid our lesson this morning by complaining of a mysterious illness,” tattled Jeannine. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They complain about him to Theo, calling him “eccentric” and “strange.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now I began to understand why Gethenians complain when the temperature rises in winter, and cheer up when it falls. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Even had his dad up at the school, complaining to Coach O. The answer they got was the same as it had always been in the wrestling room: work harder and win. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I told you I have good suits, cotton ones,” I said, but he began to complain. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, Peeves, you fool, Peeves! Haven’t you been complaining about him for a quarter of a century? Go and fetch him, at once!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For all their complaining, they loved Beowulf, and they could not bear the thought of his going alone to what looked like certain death. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that it was impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such a climb. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want my money back,” a passenger complains. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He spent the winter locked in his room eating carrots, without complaining about the cold, and filling page after page with his minute handwriting in black ink. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay had fallen asleep in a small crevice after, complaining about the dampness and her hair, asking when they were going to take her home. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But Bella never seemed to complain, and with him as my partner, I didn’t mind, either. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacob’s complaining voice reached us before he did. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sen cut her Up, Eliot complained briefly of a pain in his ribs, and the car’s fender would have to be straightened. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But no one dared to complain or protest. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Somebody came up with the idea of hiring a gospel band with a keyboard player, who wears shades and plays too loud, but no one’s complaining. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm and comforting, even in the heat of the kitchen, and when Mama placed leftover biscuits on the table, we didn’t complain about not having fresh ones as we usually did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “And there’s no use complaining about the number of missions we have to fly. If the colonel says we have to fly fifty-five missions, we have to fly them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The little ones got rambunctious while the older ones moped, complaining about the new rules in voices just loud enough to be overheard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z You know what they were complaining about the most? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She is like Maddy’s parents, like our old neighbor who complained that our house smelled, like every person who makes my family feel like outsiders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z For the last five months Lina had complained of imaginary ailments, preferring her husband’s herbal cures to his amatory attentions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the course of complaining about his hard lot in life, he avowed that he could double his business overnight if only he could find enough reliable workers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ice complained and the ref told him to play ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z His Highness has been complaining of lumbago too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Tony, he complained, was wearing all the newest clothes and was now sporting a thick gold rope chain on top of it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “You never let us go anywhere,” I complained. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The old man’s eyes opened greedily and immediately he began to complain. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It’s a funny thing to complain about, but most of America is perfectly devoid of smells. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We were getting scores of letters from prisoners who continued to complain about horrible conditions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z You don’t complain when Mrs. Bigio stares at you as you’re going through the lunch line, with her hands on her hips and her hairnet pulled tight. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I just wish the quest was logical,” she complained. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Everyone complains, because they block the sun, which was supposed to fall on the glass columns of the Vuvv First Landing Monument. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By the time Sean got back to eat, it was cold, but he didn’t complain. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He complained loudly about first years never getting on the House Quidditch teams and told long, boastful stories that always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I know I do—teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I’m longing to enjoy myself at home,” began Meg, in the complaining tone again. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I complained too much they turned up their desk radios and played at being busy. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some of us have actual things to complain about. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Madam complained every time she saw me: I left a streak of wax on the tabletop. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But he never complained about having to cut my hair for me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s easy to complain, of course, even when you’ve got things pretty good. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As I sat thinking of whether I ought to give in and hand over the earrings, I heard Sass complain of me to Sassur. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The axle of his empty wagon complained, as it did when there was no weight to quiet it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Copernicus would have complained that the two spheres were not in fact drawn to the same scale. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Tally’s arm started to shake, the muscles complaining about staying frozen for so long. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes after work she was cross and snappish, complaining that her feet hurt. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu had called an umunna meeting to complain to the extended family that he did not know his grandchildren and that we did not know him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He complained of noises and black spells that blotted his memory. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And as the months went by, she neglected to complain about an even scarier development. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Soon after Elizebeth did her first radio interview, the Navy started complaining to the Coast Guard about “undesirable publicity.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He complained to James Monroe that “my name is running through all the city as detected in criminal correspondence with the French directory.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The porch steps complained again, and Adam knew the woman would be standing in her doorway ready to spray inhospitality on the new arrival. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d lately been complaining a lot about his allergies, even though in the fall you’d think there wouldn’t be much pollen in the air. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I always complained about eating Iranian food growing up, and now I’d do anything to eat it at every meal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z As we kept walking, wiping forehead sweat every five seconds and constantly looking over our shoulders, I thought about that, why none of us complained. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “But, Grandmother,” the family complained, “the bandits will steal the tables while we’re gone.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, it was a long-standing and uneasy truce where both sides complained while maintaining a grudging tolerance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One time when my mother complained about him being so hard to please about food, Papa said, “Hon, what if you’d had to eat a rat?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The man lay on the floor, complaining feebly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to complain about being woken up when her words made it all the way to my brain. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z My “landlady” no longer showed people my room, but rather complained about being badgered by “people from the Palace,” and treated me less as an honored sideshow than as a political suspect. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “If they were still being harassed, why didn't they complain?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon Hispanic-American activists began to complain that there were too few Hispanics in colleges. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Tía complains about the drought the whole ride over. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “They complained about Lord Commander Mormont too. Men love to complain about their wives and lords, he told me once. Those without wives complain twice as much about their lords.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Incinerators are illegal in the canyon, but nobody seems to care enough to complain. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I slowly uncurled, nearly every muscle in my body complaining at how it had been treated yesterday. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, when Mrs. Arable complained, he was moved to a bigger box in the woodshed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z "Crow's not going to inherit anything, not if she's in jail for murder," Otis Amber complained bitterly. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Crippled wrists and fingers make writing slow and laborious,” Jefferson complained. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “He wants to hear all about your big day. Try not to complain too much.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Do me a favor and stop complaining about trying to be excellent. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z White students in the seventies frequently complained to me about affirmative action. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you would get it by now,” she complains. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When Helen and Theresa went down to Pete’s office to complain, they found it deserted, and his desk tipped over. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not me. When my cousins visit from England, they always complain that there’s no cricket on American TV.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was snowing when we arrived—Enrique kept complaining that the snow was going to mess up his beloved Adidas sneakers—and everything was so colorless and barren that it looked like the moon. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She hadn’t mentioned Bri since that first afternoon, except to complain that her toothbrush was missing. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “If you hadn’t told them to go to hell we wouldn’t be in all this hot water,” the great-uncle bitterly complained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmers still came to her court with burned bones, complaining of missing sheep, though Drogon had not returned to the city. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a lot of excitement in being a servant, and the only thing she had learned in the past few days was that Mrs. Caruthers liked to complain about everything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Three days later, when she returned complaining once again of pain, a doctor pressed on her abdomen and felt a “stony hard” mass. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z All I gotta do is call and complain, and they send me free vouchers.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I noticed that the thing she complained about most was a severe pain down in the lower right side of her tummy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She had not pleaded or complained, and she had truly tried to hide her disappointment “1 will wear yours,” he had said immediately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Gey and his colleagues had been complaining that they wasted too much time just making medium and trying to keep cells alive. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His bare cheeks were ruddy with the cold, and his legs complained more loudly with every step, but Tyrion ignored them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I had thought the president sincerely wanted to change his policies and improve relations," he complained, adding, "Now, thanks to the U-2, the honeymoon was over." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z About the middle of the fourth week Tea Cake came home early one afternoon complaining of his head. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Buttercup springs off the bed and follows her to the door, complaining loudly when he’s left behind. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Henek complained that I was crowding him, complained again, and I kicked him in the shin. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My grandmother complained, but she never left any in the bowl. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the electric chair years, he complained that he could smell flesh burning after the midnight executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “If we were not beautiful, who would love us?” complained Cristiana, pleased that she had made a point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When I complain about it, he tells me to shut it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Well...I’m not saying it would be fun having you along, always complaining and glaring at me and stuff. But I suppose I could stand it, if you wanted to try.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Back at home my mother wept again and talked complain- ingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my father’s word. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes children are stolen by women who can’t have babies,” remarked Ear, overhearing a woman complain that she had too many. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Dell was surprised to see that, instead of complaining, the hostile teenager actually looked enthused to employ colored pencils to fill in blank spaces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that no one should need those kinds of credentials to complain about misconduct by police officers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I complain, they claim it’s just a funny joke. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I knew that times were hard, so I didn’t complain, but my stomach couldn’t help its moaning and groaning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But when word spread that black women were going to join the procession, some Southern women complained. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was more apt to sulk these days, to fault her cooking, to complain about clutter around the yard or point out even minor uncleanliness in the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I knew this wasn't the place or time to make a speech or complain, but I couldn't stop myself from making one final comment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “My wife gave me a sweater-vest for our anniversary,” he complained to the bartender, his head heavy with cognac. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I get another pinch on the cheek, but I don’t complain. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This arrangement was acceptable to all until Neville Alexander complained that the High Organ was neither democratic nor truly representative, and that some other body ought to be created. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is too long,” complained my father, wiping his brow with a cloth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The core of beauty is color, Maman used to remind me when I complained about her exercises. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were small things that Jinjoo always noticed and despised, but that her mother would never listen to her complain about. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They painted his toes purple, too, and forced a laxative down his throat when he opened his mouth again to complain, and then they sent him away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They don’t care that they’ve trained you or anything, Marlene goes on, they can always get someone else if you complain. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ana Diaz, a student who, like Miguel, wore the insignia of the raised fist, observed that only rich women suffer from such pains; proletarian women do not complain even when they give birth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could complain, she stepped forward and politely thanked the old couple. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Jorge complains incessantly about him, finding faults where there are none. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d think they could make a few decent solid colors in this place,” my mother complains loudly so everyone can hear. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained about seniority, but my sales record made them placate him some other way. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This isn’t the first time Zohra has complained about my “old lady” music. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z When the windows were fixed, she complained that her desk wobbled. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Maria,” my father complained, “but we have prayed all night!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s easier than listening to Hilly complain about sharing a toilet with the maid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “If my masters were to complain about the annoyance caused by his soldier...” the woman said, drawing herself up to her fullest height to gaze directly into his eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A mother who attended the play with her high school daughter complained about it in a memorable letter to the local newspaper. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That was because their kids would go home and complain about him. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The tug-maker’s letter, he complained, framed the boat question solely in terms of moving the greatest number of passengers between different points at the exposition as cheaply and quickly as possible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When he was not complaining about not being able to work, he lay in bed, motionless, with an empty look in his eyes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “A Miss Teen Dream doesn’t complain. She offers a smile and an ambassador to the world.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You thought a chimney was a well?” the redhead complained. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “All these umbrellas look the same,” Lolo complained when Roli finally found him far away near the parking lot and walked him back. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a comfortable ride, but nobody complained. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At least he was allowed to slump into a chair, complain, boast, and eat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And listening to a bunch of whiny white kids complain about the cooking club is actually excruciating. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When I complained at the dinner table, Papa yelled at me and told me to never, ever say anything derogatory about the Soviets. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At first, Sneaky complained just like the rest of us. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He had come off the field at halftime against the Lamar Vikings exhausted and complained to Butler that he didn’t know if he was going to make it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while, people visiting the graves of their loved ones would complain about the smell of another rotting migrant. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Was Captain Ortega inside with Mamá and Papá, complaining to them about Salvador and Dorotea? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z First she broke our spirits by overwhelming us with work we couldn’t really complain about because the topics are the kind of things we talk about all the time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z All the other students at Augustus Day School had vacation homes in places like the Maldives or Provence, and they complained when their yachts were under repair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even so, they squawked the whole way, poking their heads out of the cracks to complain. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Our stomachs complained mightily of hunger, for it had been two days since we had eaten. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Townsfolk complained about the congestion, the noise, and, when it was dry, the dust clouds the traffic stirred up, making the air so thick and dirty they couldn’t open the windows of their houses. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The tenants, who still had no idea what Ampai was up to, complained about having to stumble around, so Somkit made up some excuse about tinkering with the tinfoil cones. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Still, listening to his classmates complain, he feels perversely responsible, as if his own work were being attacked. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your pupils don’t dilate as they once did,” the vuvv complains. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That night, Lewis shivered with cold, but Cosu began vomiting and complaining of chest pain. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Most times she’d just get mad and keep after me nonstop and complain about everything I did. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her to stop complaining. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Eventually, Petrosian complained that Fischer was still studying the board—in total darkness—and that therefore his clock should be started. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When will you run out of things to complain about? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Another police officer watched a drunk man spit chewing tobacco in an older woman’s face; when someone complained to him, he said, “There would be nothing like this if you would stay at home.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mom complained that George hadn’t played with any of the toys in years, and said that they should be donated to needy families. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Just a few weeks earlier Aunt Xi-wen had complained to the school because some students had climbed into her yard to pick mulberry leaves for their silkworms. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The house-elves down in the kitchen were outdoing themselves with a series of rich, warming stews and savory puddings, and only Fleur Delacour seemed to be able to find anything to complain about. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The elevator began to move, Tally’s ears complaining at the swift ascent “What’s our escape plan?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This is why one day, when Blanca was complaining of a terrible migraine, he called her and without warning dropped a ball of clay into her lap. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then you can hardly complain that you get no warning of visitors,” said Ogden tartly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I did not complain of my treatment; indeed, complaint may often make intolerable some circumstances which otherwise were swallowed, digested, and let pass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He complains, but not as much as usual. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If the master hits you there’s no use complaining to your father or mother.They always say,You deserve it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “My mom made me wear this tie,” Connor complains as he rolls his finger inside his shirt collar to loosen it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Joon still does not look up from the Legos but begins to complain, I hate going to Gomo’s house for lunch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I start laughing, thinking about James fake crying behind me, complaining about his ankle and limping along. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “I thought...I mean, I didn’t think you liked basketball. Or any sports. You always complain about gym class.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z How do I dare complain when so many others didn’t make it here? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “It seems to me you fail to comprehend the cause of the disrespect of which you complain,” Anthony said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He complains a little bit—but about the dog, not about Susan. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Would that I could have lied so convincingly to my complaining stomach. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z My reverie was punctured by a raucous cackling and complaining from a tiny house floating past us. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do we have lunch at ten o’clock in the morning?” a voice next to Aimee was complaining. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z How petty she sounded, complaining about the inconvenience to herself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The customer complained that Rasheed had rudely tossed the bread on his table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to complain that I wasn’t their only hope. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “You need a bigger gate,” Tormund complained to Jon with a sour look up at the sky, where a few clouds had blown in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She made me rewash the breakfast dishes with near boiling water and complained that I left too much dirt behind when I swept. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That cat always raising his tail to put a stink on my door,” complained my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For all his complaining, he nurtured that chain from the very first links all the way to six million. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “The South Vietnamese people will assume that we have been sold out by the United States,” he complained to Kissinger, “and that North Vietnam has won the war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The following morning Wlasich complained that he felt ill and then lost consciousness; a Norwegian doctor who happened to be present determined that the Austrian was suffering from both pulmonary and cerebral edema. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The deprivations of her youth, the betrayals of her parents, she never complained about any of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All day long all he did was complain. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z No, they wouldn’t complain, says Mam, but they’d never eat the pig’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Many people were complaining of robberies—basic necessities like sadza and cooking oil were being stolen. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And then Sierra complains about the frosting, and then they all sing, substituting insults for her name. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I had helped him at count time once before, and when I complained about two inmates who were slow to lock in, Michaels replied that they were good guys. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Claire and Molly, who are always watching me, it feels like, began to complain. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I looked out the window at my neighborhood as the guy on the radio complained about the New York Giants. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And do you think I complained about this? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I do remember complaining to her about the committee that had been set up to find a more modern name for Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “You have not. You’ve brightened up the whole house. Never complain or anything, hurt as bad as you are.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Caggo took the man’s head off with one swipe of his arakh, the Valyrian steel shearing through flesh and bone and gristle as if they were so much suet “Too much noise,” he complained. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bobby was like a caged panther, pacing up and down, continually complaining about everything, from the food, to the temperature, to the disrespect his captors showed him, and screaming at the guards. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu complained that she would make his feet too tender, that even soft stones would pierce his soles now because he never wore sandals in the village, though Aunty Ifeoma made him wear them here. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “He must have been planning this festival all along. It isn’t easy to get paperwork approved to do something in the neighborhood,” my uncle Carlos complained. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There has to be a more exciting way to complain of boredom. bottom line. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet they have every right to complain and moan. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She says, That one is able to sit here by the hour and complain about her ailments but it doesn’t stop her from puffing away on the Woodbines. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lyra woke up and began to complain, and then tasted something strange and smacked her lips. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Arthur can’t stop complaining because every winter he takes Sonny and Henry outside to sled down the driveway. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Donald Kilgore with the Lovelace Foundation reported that the women performed well and complained far less than the men did. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z At least if you had an American accent we would tolerate your complaining!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The back door of the truck unlatched “Free ride west, punk. Stop complaining. And here’s a little something for doing the job.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Today it’s Mr. Fox complaining about how he can’t breathe which would be a pitiable thing if he didn’t smoke so much. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I made a point of complaining so bitterly about this that I was reassigned. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When she stopped for a moment to take it all in, the girls complained. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His excuse to us, when we complained we were being neglected, was that he had to get acquainted with his new daughter. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys complain when I hand out the hearts and I tell them if they don’t like it they can go home and cut up their own mother’s dresses and blouses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He decided to tell Mrs. Das about another patient, and another: the young woman who had complained of a sensation of raindrops in her spine, the gentleman whose birthmark had begun to sprout hairs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I complained that it was jeopardizing the whole matter of the information I was getting from Fuchs,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Werfel was very careful to walk at a normal speed, though his heart was racing, and everything in his body and brain was complaining about disaster. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Just before lunch, I hear Shay complaining that if she’d been elected, she’d have started a horseback riding club at school. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Now she felt guilty, for she could see that her sister no longer had enough strength to complain. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not lose his temper nor his faith; he never complains. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At other times a cheery fellow, the doorman often complained bitterly about having been fired from his job of twenty years in the Westing paper mill. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just a hound complaining,” is all he says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hours later, a physician assistant and an attending doctor examined her again and found her complaining of chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A man cannot really complain, here he is treated by the nuns exactly like a civilian. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On 5 March Galileo announced his intention to leave for Rome; on the nineteenth he was still impatiently waiting for a litter to carry him and complaining that he had a deadline to meet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dede, left alone to mind the store, complained there were more deliveries than sales being made. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daughters who had complained bitterly about the responsibilities of taking care of their aged mothers-in-law had altered when Sula locked Eva away, and they began cleaning those old women’s spittoons without a murmur. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a Latin phrase he used whenever I complained that something was difficult. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it is any good complaining about what happened in the past.” he said gloomily. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Fern complained about her aching stomach. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards on the walls muttered curses, hounds in the kennels barked furiously, horses kicked at their stalls, the Walders shivered by their fire, and even Maester Luwin complained of sleepless nights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some Dominican parents complained to the principal about having Secret Santas. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It felt good to sit back and eat my cheese sandwich and listen to her complain about little sisters and socks for presents and all sorts of normal things. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the wooden clock begin to sing and Wu Tsing’s deep voice complaining of the chill. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s all been said before, they complained, and with some justification. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Harris and Watkins wrote letters to editors complaining they’d been quoted out of context, their story sensationalized to “distort, misrepresent and terrify.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And although such a task was normally left to the servants, Volta did not complain, because it gave him a perfect excuse to eavesdrop on them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I handed it in, and Mr. Keesing had nothing to complain about for two whole classes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dad complained about how much yard work has to be done. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We ran through the dark tunnels, listening to the roar of the Sphinx behind us as she complained about all the tests she would have to grade by hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Eleanor wasn't complaining about the grilled cheese either—it was a nice break from bean soup, and beans and rice, and huevosy frijoles. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But the Emperor had no further cause to complain of Aurelia’s disobedience. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I complained to my brother, but there was nothing he could do. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z She complained there was no “cafe au lait”-colored construction paper for her skin, or “sixty-percent-cacao-chocolate” color for her eyes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Once a month, the neighbors sit in our living room and complain while Mom takes notes in shorthand. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I’ve asked her and Cook questions, discussed the weather, complained about the Commandant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “The jig is up between you and Dr. Stubbs. We know very well he sent you up here to complain today.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He liked to complain about his mother too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boys must have thought Carla had complained, and so her mother was along to defend her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After darkness fell, she couldn’t hear them snorting and complaining to one another. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain, which is written on her face, would fell the stoutest soldier, but she does not complain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When it came time for the outside games, Amelia complained, “I can’t get my dress dirty.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even complain to Mom because she’d tell me to use my imagination, or say that being bored was good for me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The first few times she called, Amy discussed gallery business but, little by little, began complaining about her husband, a Westinghouse executive named Van. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He also decided to call up Ryder and complain about the rental truck. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes before it was time to go, she complained of an upset stomach and women’s problems. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In her letters home, she complained about the work, the food, and the mice. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A mind movie flickers in my brain of an angry fish at the bottom of a tree, banging on the trunk with its fins and complaining that it can’t climb it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z SWAN: Prisoners complain of atrocities to OAS investigation committee. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A pregnant girl in love, a kindly shoemaker, an orphan boy, a blind girl, and a giantess who complained that everyone was in her way when she herself took up the most room. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z All week, she’s been complaining about buying me school supplies, saying she doesn’t want to waste the gas. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I watched in silence as an older soldier walked by and started to untie him, stopping only when the teenager who had given Otto the beer complained loudly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Residents who lived near Langley complained about the sleep-disrupting roar of the tunnels. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I got Oppenheimer that job in the first place,” he complained, as though Oppie’s blunder reflected poorly on his own judgment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “David’s mates are here,” Mom complains, rubbing her forehead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Madge had a felon on her finger and wasn’t good for anything and Dorcas was complaining because there was no butter for breakfast. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your whole summer is wasting away,” Bunny complained the following week in that wilting tone of disgust she was so good at. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All she did was complain, first about her cold, not being able to get cough drops and the agony of having to blow her nose all the time. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Now these three saw well enough that Wang Lung was afraid of them and they grew haughty and demanded this and that and complained of what they ate and drank. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Milo complained bitterly from where he lay sprawling. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All this time I’ve been complaining about Mom and her endless knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They were watching a brand-new television, a welcome-home-for-the-summer present for Dudley, who had been complaining loudly about the long walk between the fridge and the television in the living room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Once when complaining of the Nestors’ attitude of superiority, you said the technicians had taught them all they knew.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z No one complained because the men were very scrupulous about not tearing off the flowers until they were well withered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he caught up with the group, determined not to lag behind, not to complain, not to be any trouble to anyone. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that she was a bad sport; in fact, she was a very good one, and she rarely complained. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He told me it was the first thing the others complained about. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry I make you so angry. My sisters say the same thing, and also complain about the smell of my feet." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Everyone had on goggles, and the girls had spent the beginning of class complaining that the elastic straps were messing up their hair. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Tam Lin complained that it wasn’t a dog, but a hairy tumor growing out of her arm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bitterly, they complained: they hated art; they did not want to take lessons. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Are you complaining about my food?” said Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham from the window. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Mom opens them, I ask, “Did you get those vouchers because you called and complained?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She complains to her brother that she's just gotten her period and needs to go home. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He complained a little, but once we were on Old Money Road, his mood improved. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora had complained to Hollister about living on Fillmore Street near the Fillmore, which stuck in Emily’s brain thanks to her brother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But Second Wife complained to many people about the shameless widow who had enchanted Wu Tsing into bed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I complained at length and clawed savagely at my legs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "She complains she wants her name, but you have to take shortcuts when there's four of them. Four girls, imagine!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The mufti jumped back into the conversation, complaining about girls entering the school through the same gate that men also used. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That was stupid, Mom,” Natalie complained as she slipped into the front seat. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He doesn’t usually let go of his favorites, like Dream & Bean, but I’m not complaining. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He liked to complain about things: people at work, Harry, the council, Harry, the bank, and Harry were just a few of his favorite subjects. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He is talking in Bengali on his cell phone, complaining of traffic on the FDR, of difficult passengers, as they sail uptown, past the shuttered shops and restaurants on Eighth Avenue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Not long after that Kerwin had come creeping to the captain to complain that four of the crew had dragged him belowdecks and used him as a woman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were neither blankets nor pillows, but the child did not complain. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The ghosts muttered and complained, until the pater got them under control with a taxicab whistle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Last year she had the flu, so Baba trudged along, complaining the whole time. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Sniffing noisily, he complained about the dust as he searched for an ashtray but deadly radon could have been seeping into the room, it didn’t matter to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t complain—that was exactly what he needed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z At my old school, Mrs. Baker wore tennis shoes, sat, always complaining about how her feet hurt “teaching, running after you kids.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Friends find it peculiar that I still go to mass; most have heard me complain about liturgical changes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only to recoil, drop the lid down again, and complain loudly to Ilse. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You always complain about drafts in the living room,” said Granddad. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z At Hampden, the house chairpeople were who you complained to if your storm windows didn’t work or someone was playing their stereo too loud. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It is such a long way,” she complained. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I never once heard him complain of anything, not even his bare feet, which were always swollen and must have pained him constantly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The carpenters, repairing the old house, complained that they could not keep the lumps of chalk with which they coated their chalk lines. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “What do you expect of President Wilson? That human icicle,” complained Mrs. Schillinger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Only two days earlier, Akeer had complained noisily and at length about the pains in her stomach. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In my ignorance, I did more to hinder than to help, yet none complained—except Nick. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z My nerves had calmed and my stomach was complaining. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Groaning and complaining, he pulled himself slowly to the ceiling. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z But he never complained, not even when Dr. Cajazeira cut open his leg, without painkillers, and drained the abscesses. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Another county heard from,” complained the first doctor sarcastically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Theodore spit a thin line of saliva between his teeth, causing some of the other boys to complain about the need to keep their "home" sanitary. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The Merry Wives of Windsor, and had so much fun that Emma’s mother complained they kept her “in such a whirl of noise, and ins and outs, that I have not found any leisure.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ai! This dish not salty enough, no flavor,” she complained, after tasting a small bite. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer complained that Secretary of State Byrnes didn’t seem to understand the implications of the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z No wonder he could work all day and not complain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You might as well thank the shovels,” the ghost complained. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The supermarket did not carry mustard oil, doctors did not make house calls, neighbors never dropped by without an invitation, and of these things, every so often, my parents complained. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It amazed Obinze that, because Nigel thought the man was a “real gent,” he did not complain about the dirty kitchen, as he ordinarily would have done. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After you’ve seen someone else going through that, it feels kind of crazy to complain over not getting the toy you had asked for, or your mom missing a school play. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It didn’t make for no choices, but nobody complained. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he wasn’t going to complain about that to anyone, not when there was so much else going wrong. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Had that long-legged tourist complained about seeing Lupita in the hall last week? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z You hang around the gate complaining and accusing and they sack me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lately, Jeffrey had been complaining a lot that his “parts hurt,” which we hadn’t been understanding too well. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was a crisscross of scratches, but he didn’t complain. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We go until the music stops, until someone turns on the lights and says the party is ending, that the neighbors have complained and the police are probably coming. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Thomas wasn’t complaining—it was the closest thing to normal in his life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He complained that his new job took him away from his ranch too much. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “They made me lie on my stomach while they cuffed my hands behind my back,” I complained. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The girls complained to Mother, but as usual she sided with Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I, Mama? Can I have it, please? Oh please, Mama. I’ll do all my chores for a month without complaining even once.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But the moment she saw it my mother decided she didn’t like Curacao and she often complained about the smell of gas and oil whenever the trade winds died down. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Teachers were complaining that their students could focus on nothing else. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I saw the Huangs, the same old complaining relatives now embarrassed by this poor showing, the entertainers with their violins and flutes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not hysterical. I’m just sick of you complaining every time I try to do something for your son. You don’t care. You just don’t care.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We were unpleasantly surprised to find that our application was blocked by a delegate from Uganda who complained that we were a tribal organization of Xhosas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z White folks not only refused to share with me, I was told to keep quiet because they would punish me if I complained and spoke my desire for those precious goods or privileges. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Anyway, she doesn’t really have to know. As long as I do well in school and don’t complain about being here, she’s happy.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “A memory, bah. Enough celebration. Get out. I’m tired,” complained the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Bunny, I knew, had been hitting him hard for money in the past weeks, but though Henry complained about this he seemed oddly incapable of refusing him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “This Sarah Ross. I like her stories. She likes to kvetch without complaining too much.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z With the complaining gulls circling overhead, Cole picked up the remains of the fish. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z That day Papá complained about a terrible headache and his back, and insisted Mamá stay home to take care of him and the children. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As a result, we at the Order have taken the liberty of rounding up all the bards, singers, preachers, and printers who might complain, and we’ve slapped them in prison. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to go to a girls’ school,” I’m complaining. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Other people complained about their bosses, but Jack had been more than fair with him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Let them play, for heaven's sake, my grandmother says, when we complain about them tearing it apart. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I mostly want to complain about going to Mexico, but Dr. Cooke wants to talk about dating and sex again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Every morning, when we were visited by the warders, he would complain to them about something — the food, the conditions, the heat or the cold. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s been eating more than his share of the stores and lying idle while we sweat and faint in the heat,” Nathaniel complains. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He never complained, but he was basically miserable driving a taxi up and down the highway. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Folk shoe their horses badly, saddle them improperly, feed them poorly, then complain that they were sold a half-lame, sway- back, ill-tempered hack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z White workers got higher wages, but Fred didn’t complain: eighty cents an hour was more than most Lackses had ever seen. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Was that why she always complained of the chill, even when it was hotter than August in her small room? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He knew the answer: because he was a child ... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole acknowledged Edwin’s words with a weary grunt and struggled on without complaining. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She came in smiling big at two farmers who wanted Papa to extend credit for a new mule, and then greeted Mr. Cratic Flournoy, who was complaining of indigestion. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I remember my mother complaining: “Even you don’t want them, you stuck.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t like to complain to my grandmother, thinking she didn’t need to worry about my problems on top of her own, but she knew I was having a hard time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “How am I expected to walk in this with my bad leg?” complained the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to get whatever gross eye thing you got going on. And be a man about it. No complaining, okay?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It “confirmed all our worries that he had no bed, no bed-clothes, no one to wash his things. But he wasn’t complaining at all, saying instead that it didn’t concern anyone and so on.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pita seemed to be in too much pain to talk, because she wasn’t complaining anymore. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I left my jacket on my seat,” he complained. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “She called the operator and complained of body spasms. The ambulance was sent but they found her expired in the kitchen. Most likely another old-lady heart attack.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I decide not even to complain about having my first paycheck withheld or the ways we’re shortchanged every day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next breath she prayed, “Oh God, don’t let him be killed and I won’t complain no matter who has him. Please...Please!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the street on your block is being repaired and the pneumatic drills are working all day, what does everyone complain of?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “There is too much singing and dancing, such lightness as loosens the restraints of virtue,” she complained, her white curls quivering. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Every time she puts them in hot water it must hurt, he thought, but he had never heard her complaining. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Texas is a tea party compared to around here,” Granny complained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Another voice came over the CB to complain about a red Ferrari that was weaving through traffic at 120 miles per hour. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Only one customer had complained that he believed the blanket made his heart pacemaker malfunction, but there was no injury and no lawsuit. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While Father was reading the latest news, Mrs. Underdown tried to make friends with Mother by complaining about her houseboy in Léopoldville. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We complained about the dampness in our cell, which was causing us to catch colds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot had been talking, just a moment ago complaining of the pain. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and you won’t be complaining if we get a nice fat payoff, will you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “She’s always complaining about all the stuck-up kids she has to go to school with.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He complained endlessly about a vacant newsstand near his building, which was used by vagrants as a trash bin and stank of urine. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We go up a fifth flight, and Charlie starts to complain. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The boy ran after us complaining so loudly that Sass grudgingly gave him the other two rupees. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Realizing that no matter how much she complained, she would not be able to replace these painters with taller, Caucasian ones, the Southern belle resigned herself to watching the men, checking on them frequently. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She complains to her employer about the pain. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I could hear Tommy complaining that Crow Face hadn’t warned him of anything of that sort, but Christopher shrugged and said: “She thought you knew, of course. Everyone knows.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His staff sometimes complained that patients who crowded the hallways were unruly, but Farmer ignored their complaints. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z During all our years growing up together, he never complained about his affliction and I never gave it any mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t loud, but I was still surprised Mr. Nabu hadn’t called the cops to complain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z An Osage chief complained, “We are not dogs that we should be fed like dogs.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was tired of adults complaining about how badly they were treated and not doing anything about it. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z When one of the rooms that had been listed as a stay-over turns out to be a checkout, she calls Millie to complain, but of course to no avail. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see him. He is in a cave, sitting on a little step above the water. He is hungry and a little cold, but he has learned now not to complain too much.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now I’ve begun to like him in spite of all his whining and complaining.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The children were silent, hostile, vindictive, continuously complaining of hunger. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is as though the place lacks vertical lines,” da Cunha complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When he was home, Sass was always complaining about how poor they were and how others were better off. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He smoked cigarettes continually, and complained that he couldn’t taste his food, that he had lost his appetite. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Two representatives complained that they “were called up every half hour day and night so that they had no sleep.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Loli Regalado, while pleased with her exoneration, complains that putting Rogelio with the components at the state nursery is akin to dropping the fox off at the henhouse with a knife and fork. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The guests in his restaurant had begun to complain vigorously about the noise and obscenity coming from the room that was directly off the restaurant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It had happened as a direct result of Aurelia’s complaining about her for some trifle. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just marry Mama?” my sister Viola complained. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Not very well, I’m afraid. I seem to have a touch of static,” she complained. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “First time I ever heard a boy complain about that! We’ll see what we can do!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She cried a lot, which made me feel guilty for complaining. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It would also explain why Pong never complained about being hungry, even though monks didn't eat anything after noon, or about being bored, even though a monk’s daily routine is long and mostly uneventful. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The suffragists complained that the referendum wasn’t binding, and the antis complained that they were expected to vote in order to show that they didn’t want the vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He is wonderfully patient and never complains, not even when he remembers...which happens, I think, rather more often than he would have me know. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My younger brothers and sister complained about the noise because they could not sleep, so I placed a towel underneath it to keep the clatter down. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And if anyone quarreled or complained, he would simply tighten his lips and arrange his shoulders in the correct command posture. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver cursed and complained but Paul murmured reassuring words to him in French, as I couldn’t be stopped now. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Valley pulled a complaining Edgar up gently, and Seven bolted up the stairs to Valley’s place. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “One day the girl’s father came to visit. ‘Why haven’t you moved my fields yet?’ he complained to his son-in-law. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you know, that one network gotta complain, saying you put them cops in danger.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She complained that she wasn’t feeling all that well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that people complain when there is too much sun and it gets unbearably hot, and also when it rains too much or when it is cold. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Malcolm told his parents about these extraordinary events, and they were angry, but not angry enough—or perhaps too busy—to do as some parents had done and go to the school and complain. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Virgil’s parents complained that kids today never spent any time outside because they were too busy playing video games. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Some of the American students have been complaining that it doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving when it’s as hot as the Fourth of July. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z His bedroom—he finally had his own room!—was about the size of a closet in Benji’s house, but Felix never complained, because the landlord allowed pets. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs they complain bitterly, but we don’t think it’s such a tragedy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “But do you have water? We drank our water on the train, and the children never complained.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He stopped sleeping regularly, complained about hearing voices, and on two occasions ran out of the house naked because he thought he was being chased by wasps. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I found Elnora’s arms around me, and though I must have bruised her with my thrashing, she did not complain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If there was anything to find here, wouldn’t we see it?” he complained. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I know they’ve got a good regulator. Come on, Pa. Half the county heats with the raw gas. Who’s going to complain?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They told him how tall men like him made them feel, complained about his lateness and insolence, asked him what else he had in his case besides whatever it was that made Sheila so excited. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t remember much about it except Jackie whining and complaining on the way there until Mama slapped her legs and told her to hush up. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In the end, Audrey complained about how boring it was hanging out with us, so I brought out board games and we stopped talking about Jenna’s troubles. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I served Baji loyally for years. I never complained. And now? She looks past me as if I don’t exist.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It takes him five minutes to cross the living room, but nobody’s complaining. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z But I took the opportunity to whine and complain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the middle of them complaining about Denasia and their teachers, Kenya says something about getting another drink, and the three of them walk off without me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Roosevelt could see the fear and hatred on Julio’s face as he complained bitterly about being mistreated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z But that hurt the lady principal so she came to me complaining about Perry fighting in school. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In Louisiana, farmers complained of loss in farm ponds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But he was such an amiable, modest fellow that he never complained. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He complains it’s too much money and it’s all my mother’s fault for going on to Grandma about the low pay. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Play note right, but doesn’t sound good! No singing sound,” complained my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “We know, we know. No complaining about Sunday school in the morning,” Rabiya says. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was, Washington complained, “a delicate situation for the President to be placed in.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The second sat close to the flames, feeding them twigs and branches and complaining of the wind in a querulous tone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I complain because it is my duty to complain,” Steve said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lighten up, Dana. You don’t forfeit your right to complain if you admit there are a few nice things about Colorado.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He would complain of the ailments of old age, he suffered from the most insignificant economic difficulties, and he had stopped laughing a long time back because scurvy had made his teeth drop out. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After I do my homework, Mom says it’s fine for me to go, although she complains a little about not getting to spend the day with me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He complained to Mami that I never looked up when I went by, never greeted anyone, never looked anywhere but down at the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z If he could just get safely home, he’d never complain about being bored again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve produced, and how! What a delicious milk. Mind you, a little rubbery, but I’m not complaining. Why, look at me drink!” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A white member of the commission complained, “There seems to be no authority interested in the protection of Americans whose skins are black.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In Japan, she said, a person learned not to complain or be distracted by suffering. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Malachy and Michael complain they didn’t get a nut and why is it Frank always gets the nut? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You got me waiting on you in my new coat,” he said, complaining some more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Well, you can complain to me. I promise not to tell anybody.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “They moved us to a DRU before Thanksgiving, so we’re okay. Mom complains because they keep the thermostat at sixty-five. But no one ever froze to death at sixty-five.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “She often complains that none of us boys can seem to find a woman who will have us.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-five is a middle- aged black couple who complain, with some justice, that the iced tea isn’t fresh and the tabletop is sticky. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill turned up the television and watched as some senator complained about the military budget. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time Calypso came to check on him, it was to complain about the noise. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They complained to their bosses in Berlin, saying that Germany needed to court friends in South America, not start bombing campaigns. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They complain about being tired from work and from school, but they don’t complain about being bored. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z For days, when I got home from school, I found Papa lying flat and complaining about not being able to pick cotton because his back was killing him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Beetle endured their anger and their taunts in silence and complained only to the cat, who listened and sometimes rubbed his head on her legs in sympathy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z How often had they complained how much Harry cost them to keep? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "That were no proper unhorsing," complained a drunken archer nearby, a Tyrell rose sewn on his jerkin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But, look at Mandela,” the officer said, “he does not complain every day.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was good, too, to complain about not being made of money but then to reach down and give her enough cash to have her hair done or get something for the baby. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "For Lord’s sake, Daddy,” Frank complained, "I feel just like a third wheel sitting in the back seat all by myself.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “And no complaining? And no forgetting when you’re told to do something?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham fed them stale crackers and fish paste for lunch, they didn’t even complain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Jake was the type of trainer that no matter what mood I was in or how much I might complain, he wouldn’t accept anything less than 100 percent in every workout. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "But surely you could have complained to somebody?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And my mom started singing that ‘you get what you get’ song when I complained. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She complains to Theo that Vincent is stubborn, irritating, “more of a wooden lion than ever and is very annoyed at the preparations.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Although Wells had complained earlier about the way his novel was altered for the Mercury broadcast, the resulting publicity increased sales of his books. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not complaining,” he said, and I could almost see him smile. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z HARRY: It isn’t true that I never complained. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I’m not complaining, nurse, I’m only wondering if I’ll be home for Christmas. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “The applause is gone,” complained the disappointed Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the cowboys went and complained to Dad about my shenanigans. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Keep me up half the night coughing not that I’m complaining God has blessed me with the strength to carry on in good times and bad. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He pulls off the robe and replaces it with the grandma shirt while Ben complains that no one got him any pants. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z How much happier could I be after seeing Tyan-yu eat a whole bowl of noodles without once complaining about its taste or my looks? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never complained or dropped my mask, nothing of the kind, and now...now the battle is over. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He spent most of his free time at the Observer’s office and was always complaining, always gorging himself on the scarce food, and bored both Johnny and Rab. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He defies me on purpose and drives me to madness,” complained the king, while Gertrude sought to soothe his choler. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lashed to its sides were two barrels, a few lobster pots, and an old, battered trunk complaining at being dragged out onto the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z But the other two, Chet Douglass and Bobby Zane, were vocal enough, complaining shrilly about school regulations, the danger of stomach cramps, physical disabilities they had never mentioned before. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Am I to have nothing to eat this day?” he complained. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And Kevin complained of boredom, and of having to be sociable with a steady stream of ignorant pretentious guests who visited the Weylin house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a muffled argument, punctuated by squeaks, bumps and complaining remarks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t complain, since it was nothing compared to kneeling on the Martha Whites. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "And anyway, I was far too terrified to complain. I told you, I was her slave." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z A woman complains her children are freezing with the cold and couldn’t Coffey and Kane bloody well hurry up with their tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Faraday never complained when the meals they made were subpar. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Not that I’m complaining, because in the middle of that whirlwind, another impossible dream of mine actually came true. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The girl stayed quiet through the journey, never complaining as they maintained a brisk pace, up and down the rocky terrain and then up and down all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “The nuns across the street are going to complain,” Lorraine yelled to me over the racket. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z But Harry wasn’t complaining; any excuse not to be with Aunt Marge was fine by him, so he began to heave the case upstairs into the spare bedroom, taking as long as he could. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t raise you to steal from others, so dont complain to me how tuff it is in prison. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z On a number of occasions, tribesmen and kinsmen from the Transkei visited me in Orlando to complain about chiefs collaborating with the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to complain about Theresa, who was studying for medical school. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear the mechanism of the clock complaining as the first b of the interrupted bong hovered in the air. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Not long after that, Adam was complaining about his decrepit guitar, saying he wanted to get a vintage Gibson SG, and I offered to get it for him for his birthday. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Emmett struggled and complained at first, but R.C. tightened his grip around Emmett’s neck, and he quieted down, half scrambling, half being dragged behind R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, can’t you make them do something about that smoke! Who uses their chimney in spring, honestly?” a squirrel complained to Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The president complained of severe pain in his legs, and the doctors gave him morphine. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She spooned the porridge with such bad grace the little ones complained and cried for Masvita. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The negative conclusions, some scientists complained to me, never received as much attention as the original, incorrect proposal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I think,” he said, “people just have different ways of expressing what they feel. Those kids make jokes and complain. You run around screaming your head off and tackling people.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He shooed us out of the playground while we complained that it wasn’t even late yet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I do not mean to complain. These are not problems to share with young minds.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “It’s not my fault my legs are shorter than yours,” she complained. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The girls complained of being tired from walking so much, and I was very tired too. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He blustered and complained at first, but decided it was high time he cleaned and oiled his old rifle. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A while later I heard her complaining about me on the phone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When tourists complained about the horrible beasts stinking up our village, we learned to simply shrug and say, “When screechers were invented, Mother Nature made them scented.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z If my brothers are complaining of me now, what will they say when they 're eating snow and acorn paste? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was clenching her teeth; she already knew it was useless to complain. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t complaining, but Mom kept saying this is no place for civilized people to live. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z You take my hand And I feel grand Knowing you walking Hearing me talking I ain’t complaining Though maybe it’s raining When I’m with Jesus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ames complained his way out of bed, lighted a candle, flung an overcoat over his nightgown, and went to the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Drinks with the names of people,” Desdemona complained to her mute husband back in the attic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It strikes me then how she does not have much command over the language to complain about her hunger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My cousin complains it’s robbery and says she isn’t a fool. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “No place for hate,” he complains at dinner that night. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z For soon Sylvia has taken me aside to complain about her husband. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I do not complain or ask for pity. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I was just going to take a slice of mushroom and cheese casserole when Miss Volker came out complaining about how some people were selling their houses to Eleanor, West Virginia. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He put the complaining Barbarossa back on his own feet and said, “Everything has shrunk, Prop. The whole world is suddenly so small. I feel like I don't fit into it anymore.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s a monster; lord! they complained to me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The master and his friends could complain about the Continental Congress at such length I feared my ears might drop off. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to complain to the janitor about the radiators,” Theodora said from behind her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “God, I really don’t want to complain to you about it, because I know your home life sucks.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom would be complaining about how she’s going to find glitter in the carpet for the next year and Dad would be getting ready to go to his weekly scrimmage. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He complained he couldn’t see anymore, and they discovered he had cataracts in both eyes, so Ricardo and Sally and Betita took him back to St. Claire’s and had those removed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As you know, I’ve frequently complained about her and then tried my best to be nice. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "I'm listening to a story now," Bran complained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If other teachers or the principal complained about the noise, he would ask a student to shut the door, and then go back to reading his newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z When they complain, someone usually scurries to correct the problem and apologize for it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d complained loudly and often that rope climbing would never help her defeat a monster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At a time when many people complain of scattered lives, Andy Blevins can stand in one spot— his church parking lot, next to a graveyard—and take in much of his world. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Mustafa tries to reassure him as Baba complains that he didn’t stop for long enough at the stop sign, that he needs to signal sooner, and that he needs to take his turns tighter. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As he turned to leave, my dad said, “You know, you’re such a big help, Jackson. You never complain, and you’re always ready to pitch in. We really appreciate that.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But in the American Colonies there was, as Copley himself complained, no distinction between the trades of artist and artisan. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay stayed with them, complaining about the food, the ruins, her hair and clothes, and having to look at all the ugly faces around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Once I was out of the clutches of Mrs. and Mr. Moss, I complained about them to anyone who would listen, and there were plenty of sympathetic ears at Lake Magdalene. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Juanita complained as I turned around and started out of the room. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You never complain about my love of musicals or my causes. You don’t try to change people. It’s like you’re only trying to understand people.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z All my joints complain and my left leg has been asleep for so long that it takes several minutes of pacing to bring the feeling back into it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Once a neighbor complained that a Gilbreth had called the neighbor’s boy a son of an unprintable word. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The local writers complained that the Morrisons had to worry and deal with the stress that new publicity “could lead many people to think McMillian is innocent.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When a concerned company worker complained of the leaks, the company addressed the problem by painting the tank brown so the leaks wouldn’t be easily noticed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I wish me and Ignatius lived here. Miss Annie wouldn’t have nothing to complain about.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, says Mrs. O’Connell, when you think of what the English did to us for eight hundred years that man had no right to complain over a little ham and sherry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Since when is Jesper punctual?” the boy complained with a glance at his watch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When Phillip has exhausted his agenda of rebukes, Joan complains about the condition of the ladies’ room and I throw in my two bits about the vacuum cleaner. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “At the end, she was in severe pain, but she was so brave, never complaining, only worrying about what would happen to me.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you don’t hear me complaining about it every five minutes, do you?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z All of a sudden their complaining fused and shot up to top volume. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When I complained to my parents, they said not to take the jabs from the other kids to heart. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits in her customary spot in the corner of the kitchen, closest to the fireplace, and listens to the friends of Madame Manec complain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The children slurp the porridge and complain they didn’t get enough, they’re starving with the hunger. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I had to laugh at this indignant athlete, with the strength of five people, complaining about the service. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too narrow for us to descend side by side, so I followed Helen, who seemed to be in no hurry, and complained at one point that she had a bad knee. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mostly, it’s a bunch of Mexican ladies sitting in a circle, complaining about their problems and talking about how God will help them endure. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe the real reason we didn’t complain none is ’cause secretly, unconsciously or whatever, we thought we deserved to suffer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was partly because of our complaining, and the desire to show us how the Spartan boy would have had his tonsils out, that Dad decided to have only a local anesthetic for his operation. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As to why a wife might complain of aches and pains? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For the preceding two months he had in fact complained in public and private that he was no good as a “solitudionarian” and he “wanted my talkative wife.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Were these the best that you could find?” he complained to the Halfmaester. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I want milk,” complained the old man, but unfortunately none of the cows was producing at the moment. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He started complaining that her hair was so short that he had to stare at her neck freckles all day. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He would do here what he had done on the labor details back in the village: He would not complain. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I was determined not to complain to Farmer—he had enough to deal with—but I did anyway. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Wello complained, but I was secretly relieved; if there had been fuel, the rebels would have taken those barges for their own use, controlling the Congo or launching attacks on the riverside towns. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mariam resented them when she overheard them complaining about misbehaving sons and lazy daughters. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I’ve heard foreign visitors complain that the Congolese are greedy, naive, and inefficient. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was increasingly annoyed by the fact that the white students who complained about affirmative action never bothered to complain that it was unfair to lower-class whites. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Though they never once complained, I’d feel guilty about it for years to come. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She had known all along, when she criticized the mink jacket, when she belittled his freckles and complained about his drinking habits. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A radioman from K Company had set up against the seawall and was railing loudly about interference; every time battleship guns were fired offshore even the static died out, he complained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She’s the one who does the laundry for the whole family and is always complaining about my stinky stuff. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My arms and back complained like the dickens as I refilled the wash boiler, kept the water hot, rubbed grimy clothes on the washboard, wrung them out, and hung them to dry. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For the next nine years, Desdemona complained of the cramped quarters and of the pain in her legs when she descended the stairs; but every time my father offered to move her downstairs, she refused. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She nagged Julie for wearing her hair short, and complained about Judith. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he flew into the darkness complaining about the “privilege of youth.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Because even as they complain about bad men or lazy kids, the pain for me is seeing how they are so connected. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z That’s what my mother used to complain about, that Auntie An- mei never thought about what she was doing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she complained to the editor, Mr. Muckenfuss, that I might have head lice and could infect the entire staff. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “One day they will have no need for scribes like myself,” he had complained. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He half expected Hermione to complain that this was a whole night of studying lost, but she didn’t say a word. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Almost all of their neighbors, and even some of the white folks, came at one time or another to complain of Gabriel’s wrongdoing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Maria followed, complaining loudly about the distance and at being called an eejit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana still complains about those pictures hanging next to each other. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In 2015, after American women soldiers stationed in Afghanistan complained that the army still did not provide boots in women’s sizes, the United States Congress suggested it might be time for a more up-to-date policy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Alicia complained that he was not giving her enough money to provide for the kids they shared. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When the virus stole most of Sosie’s hearing, it also stole her right to complain. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z You might as well complain about the sun in Africa. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jay Stringer didn’t complain about the paper, and neither did any of the other ten kids using brown. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Tessie never stopped complaining about the lack of closet space and the impractical layout, but gradually, thanks to a touch of claustrophobia, she grew to appreciate Middlesex’s glass walls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The house shudders and groans, creaks and complains like it’s alive. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z |
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