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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as I complained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a previous expression of dissatisfaction or grievance.
Example: "The manager addressed the issue, as I complained about the poor service during my last visit."
Alternatives: "as I expressed my concerns" or "as I voiced my complaints".
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As I complained in an earlier post, the critics spend a lot of time dreaming.
Therefore, as I complained in an earlier post, I have to do it myself.
At another meal, I couldn't stop eating the pancetta-wrapped chicken livers with lemony, diced apples even as I complained that the livers were overcooked.
As I complained about any or all of these things, she'd look at me hard and then pointedly turn away and stare out the big plate-glass window that looked onto her tiny patio.
Comfort As I complained in my 1999 screed, public toilets provide almost no comfort.
After all, as I complained to my grandmother the entire drive over in her ancient Ford, making money was easy.
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"As much as I complain about AOL, it was kind of painful to totally dump it," she said.
It's the season: Christmas, as I complain to people sympathetic enough to listen, falls at the height of the Australian summer.
As much as I complain about my major I couldn't see myself learning anything else.
Similarly, a biology major equated her life with her major: As much as I complain about my major I couldn't see myself learning anything else.
Drat, drat, fumble, break the law, endanger the citizens around me as I complain that the traffic is moving just as I want to find that Dr. John track: Been in the right place, but it must've been the wrong time.
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