Sentence examples for cavil about from inspiring English sources
"cavil about" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to express criticism or resentment regarding something. Example: I'm tired of hearing her cavil about every little thing.
My only cavil about the brunch menu is that three drinks are listed at the bottom without prices, suggesting that they are served gratis with the brunch.
Longlists are performances, and while it's appropriate to cavil about our excluded favourites, the list sends various messages rather well.
It seems churlish to cavil about LeDray's exquisitely handmade tiny catcher's mask, toybox, bunch of flip-flops, or row of trophy hats (among them a wee cheese-head).
Those in Europe calling for curbs on immigration might cavil about the waves of migrants reaching Italy's southernmost islands from Libya and Tunisia.
Ordinarily one hesitates to cavil about production values beyond the control of the creators; the Melting Pot's previous production, in this same space, was the estimable "Cobb," which has made a welcome return at the Lucille Lortel Theater downtown.
One might also cavil about the material's organization, which places the Nazis first, according them a third of the book, even though Lenin's revolution and Mussolini's Fascism predate Hitler's rise.
Observing her career over the years in a desultory way, I'd gained the impression that there was someone altogether savvy watching over her — something she initially caviled about, but then said: "Yeah, I think I've been lucky in that neither of my parents got swept up in it, it wasn't something they wanted for me, it wasn't something that they were overawed by.
It was hard to fault Woods's performance, even after all the caviling about timing his announcement in the middle of a golf tournament and the ban on reporters' questions.
Daniel Burke, who ultimately ran Capital Cities, cavils about limousines, saying the network, which made $75 million on the Los Angeles Olympics, could have made $75,000,600 if Arledge had been willing to squeeze in with other ABC executives.
Yet rather than caviling about profitability, Hulu's corporate parents appear grateful to be able to provide an alternative to services that allow people to steal their content.
Few, whatever their politics, will cavil at Michael Gove's aspiration of setting teachers free.
