Sentence examples for induce groans from inspiring English sources

The appearance of these hoary radio staples on Ms. Parton's album will doubtless induce groans from skeptics.

Mak treats America as an oft-divorced, drug-abusing, crass but inexplicably adorable uncle – a beloved, improbable entity whose successes inspire admiration and envy even as his blunders induce groans.

Talk of tiredness and the need for a winter break, something the Premier League is resistant to, is likely to induce groans from a public who want immediate answers but improvements will take time.

Many of the lines are met with a thud, and the worst of them induce groans and laughs.

With their Do-you-think-he-sauruses and the mushroom who's a fun guy to be with, Christmas cracker jokes have been inducing groans over the gravy for decades.

He spends his days grumbling in a stage-surly voice, and is the first to laugh at his own jokes, which otherwise induce more groans than guffaws.

The fact that I have to fear that mentioning the poor will induce only yawns or groans, as if I'd questioned the propriety of sleeveless dresses, tells us something about what seems important, even discussable, to us now.

Win Butler induced a few groans when he lamented Coachella's turn to "VIP tent [rubbish].

It was also a joy to see that lovers of the NYT crossword enjoy groan-inducing forced punnery – as do I.

The music in the film is dire: Cage's singing is groan-inducing (I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be that bad) and Corelli's composition, Pelagia's Theme, sounds sugary and bland.

Even when Satan takes the shape of a boy who wants to date Bob's 13-year-old daughter (in a future episode), there is no conflict, just groan-inducing punch lines.