The phrase "a wave of complaints" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase in the number of complaints received about a particular issue or situation.
Example: "After the new policy was implemented, the company received a wave of complaints from dissatisfied customers."
Alternatives: "a surge of complaints" or "a flood of complaints".
That set off a wave of complaints, with real estate agents and home builders persuading consumer groups to join them in outrage.
When the founding New Old Age blogger Jane Gross wrote about these specialists last year, she touched off a wave of complaints from readers.
Bracing for a wave of complaints, the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to fully staff a $40 million call center on Friday and through the weekend.
In The Globe's newsroom, where there had been a wave of complaints in recent days about Mr. Barnicle's standards, the mood lightened perceptibly yesterday afternoon.
Herzer alleges that Redstone's faculties are failing him, prompting a wave of complaints from shareholders demanding to know the state of the 92-year-old mogul's health.
Parents reported a wave of complaints about teachers being bumped at schools across the Upper West Side -- including P.S. 75, P.S. 163, P.S. 145 and P.S. 207.
Beverley McLachlin, chief justice of the supreme court, blocked Harper's choice for a new high court judge: she was denounced in terms which caused a wave of complaint that Harper was interfering in the independence of the judiciary.
More than £500m in fees was repaid by banks following a wave of consumer complaints.
The ruling further complicates the business environment for Google in Europe, where it faces a wave of antitrust complaints.
While it would be a relatively minor thing for Activision to "lock" No Doubt's game characters, an acknowledgement of blame could attract a wave of artist complaints.
Wonga collapsed into administration yesterday as Britain's biggest payday lender lost its battle to stay afloat after a wave of customer complaints.
