Sentence examples for complained which from inspiring English sources

They have no guns, he complained, which left them at the mercy of rioters with home-made arrows and Molotov cocktails.

"I've had a lot of success worldwide," he complained, "which is a pain because I live [in Los Angeles] and I do most of my shows in America". The poor bloke.

Anxious to shore-up support among a restive populace, Libya Dawn bused-in supporters from Misrata to hold a televised rally in the central Martyrs Square, a technique, opponents complained, which was last employed by Gaddafi.

— but she rarely cried or complained, which allowed the other mothers to experience her as a being of pure adorability, a sponge for affection that asked nothing in return.

British Athletics' paralysis in the eye of the initial storm made a press conference Farah gave at that time seem moderately impressive, even though there was a launch into the third person when he spoke – "it's all Mo, Mo, Mo," he complained – which is the first sign of the sportsman's ego running away with him.

She scored very well on the tests for head-turning, object memory, and facial recognition, which indicated that she was in the process of developing a high I.Q. but she rarely cried or complained, which allowed the other mothers to experience her as a being of pure adorability, a sponge for affection that asked nothing in return.

I'm learning to deal with heat without complaining, which is pretty hard.

If I get up in the night to take a piss, she usually complains, which makes me feel guilty.

Pakistan's president and foreign minister complained yesterday about the strikes, while Carl Levin, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, complained about the Pakistani complaining, which he says is a fig leaf to placate their disapproving public.

"We chose Gerne will ich mich bequemen," Laurent says: "'Gladly would I, fear disdaining/ Cross and cup, without complaining' – which is about determination and patience.

But today, at a Shaw's Pro Summer League game, he was not complaining, which is what a year of disappointment and humility will do for a young player.