Get to know Complained better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Complained in a sentence
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Complained meaning
simple past and past participle of complain
Using Complained
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of complain
- In the example corpus, complained often appears in combinations such as: complained about, complained that, complained to.
Context around Complained
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Complained
- In this selection, "complained" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sources, people, viewer and unsuccessfully stand out and add context to how "complained" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 155 people complained about buskers and a viewer complained. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "complained" sits close to words such as fifty, maker and somebody, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with complained
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Fix My Street two roads have been particularly complained about this year. (14 words)
ABC a racially insensitive term used in the episode “Daddy Robot” after a viewer complained. (15 words)
A few customers complained about not the not-so-good condition of the gaming console. (15 words)
All of the New York libs I know who spent his entire presidency insisting that they always found him objectionable never complained about him when he used to identify as a Democrat in the early aughts. (36 words)
A convicted murderer who stalked a woman after being released from jail claimed to have an ironic phobia whilst in prison and also complained about the number of female jury members in his trial. (34 words)
And Thompson, whose return was then volleyed away by Murray, complained unsuccessfully to the umpire that the roar was 'hindrance' that should have seen him given the point – going on to lose his serve. (34 words)
And would the same reasoning apply if the female athletes complained to the school’s administration about Diane’s behavior? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Other noise sources complained about included alarms, air-conditioning plants, footsteps, shouting and dogs barking, while 155 people complained about buskers and one person took issue with the city’s bells.
It was learnt that for the first five days he complained of cough with sputum, but on Sunday night, he complained of fever similar to symptoms of the coronavirus.
ABC a racially insensitive term used in the episode “Daddy Robot” after a viewer complained.
According to Fix My Street two roads have been particularly complained about this year.
A convicted murderer who stalked a woman after being released from jail claimed to have an ironic phobia whilst in prison and also complained about the number of female jury members in his trial.
A day following both incidents, Uber blocked him from using the app — purportedly because the racist customer complained.
A few customers complained about not the not-so-good condition of the gaming console.
After a failed attack in 1915, British officers complained of a shortage of high-explosive shells.
After the incumbent government’s demonetization policy came into full force, Tinubu publicly complained about the resultant economic harm.
Afterward on Tuesday’s Days episode, Chanel and Paulina complained to Clint about Sweet Bits failing a new health inspection.
All of the New York libs I know who spent his entire presidency insisting that they always found him objectionable never complained about him when he used to identify as a Democrat in the early aughts.
And Cara complained that the company doesn't sort issues out over email or phone adding: "The only way to get things sorted out is to go into the reception.
And Thompson, whose return was then volleyed away by Murray, complained unsuccessfully to the umpire that the roar was 'hindrance' that should have seen him given the point – going on to lose his serve.
And would the same reasoning apply if the female athletes complained to the school’s administration about Diane’s behavior?
Anglers on a Leicestershire canal have complained about what they perceive as a lack of action in clearing up the invasive plant floating pennywort.
Angry GOP lawmakers complained that local officials were en route to the Capitol and accused Pappas of retribution and unethical conduct.
A number of people have complained about a concert inspired by The films that was performed in Dublin this week, which they said was not of the quality they had expected.
As Bennett complained to referee Dean Whitestone, the official’s response was to come over and show the Shrewsbury man a yellow card.
Ashafa, who complained about the amendment of its Act that changed its operations from a government wholly owned agency to a partly funded institution, stressed that the authority has made housing affordable for Nigerians.
As their building deteriorated, tenants repeatedly complained to the city in recent years about a host of other problems they say were ignored by the property managers.
Common combinations with complained
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- complained about 69×
- complained that 46×
- complained to 25×
- complained of 19×
- have complained 18×
- also complained 17×
- he complained 10×
- who complained 10×
- and complained 7×
- she complained 7×