On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Groaned. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Groaned meaning
simple past and past participle of groan
Using Groaned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of groan
- In the example corpus, groaned often appears in combinations such as: groaned in, and groaned.
Context around Groaned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Groaned
- In this selection, "groaned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, audibly, buzzer, cell, too, open and overhead stand out and add context to how "groaned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include canada groaned it would and commuter jets groaned overhead it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "groaned" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with groaned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Canada groaned; it would get worse. (6 words)
The crowd audibly groaned at Biden’s joke. (8 words)
Deji Tinubu suddenly groaned in pain during the football match before he slumped. (13 words)
In one part, before Thorne leaves her house to take a driving lesson, she groaned about how she doesn’t want to put makeup on, but she felt inclined to because of the paparazzi who wait outside her house everyday. (40 words)
The dog's owner and Cabbage Tree Hotel resident, Adam Stewart, held his head in his hands and groaned in pain when he faced Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday, after being charged with one count of affray. (37 words)
When, the Israelites groaned under high taxes, the cost of living, and oppressive government policies, God would raise up a judge to get them back on track and when they repented God would drive out their enemies. (37 words)
Example sentences (18)
I expected to sit at his bedside and hold his hand while he moaned and groaned in pain and wasn't able to move.
If I’m honest I groaned, too — that poor defenseless sapling — even though there’s currently a Christmas tree in the corner of my apartment slowly turning into tinder.
The crowd audibly groaned at Biden’s joke.
By then, as the final buzzer groaned, there was no more energy left to boo anyone else.
The dog's owner and Cabbage Tree Hotel resident, Adam Stewart, held his head in his hands and groaned in pain when he faced Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday, after being charged with one count of affray.
The door of my other neighbor's cell groaned open and the beatings continued.
When, the Israelites groaned under high taxes, the cost of living, and oppressive government policies, God would raise up a judge to get them back on track and when they repented God would drive out their enemies.
It’s probably why my editor groaned and why many of you are doing the same.
Stakeholders of the inland waterways had groaned that they were subjected to slavery, because Lagos State government, according to them, strangulated their businesses.
When car engines revved from a not-distant-enough road, or commuter jets groaned overhead, it reminded us how these particular birds were, like so much of the natural world, under constant threat.
Canada groaned; it would get worse.
After reminding attendees that Jason was the contestant who was obsessed with the Burning Man festival, several members of the crowd groaned.
Deji Tinubu suddenly groaned in pain during the football match before he slumped.
In one part, before Thorne leaves her house to take a driving lesson, she groaned about how she doesn’t want to put makeup on, but she felt inclined to because of the paparazzi who wait outside her house everyday.
We laughed out loud, squealed with excitement, cheered our victories, and groaned in unison whenever one of us failed.
When the N.H.L. voted to put an expansion team in Las Vegas in 2016, hockey purists groaned.
When the Olympians attempted another goal, Mesa’s crowd collectively groaned as the ball skimmed just over the top of the net.
At this he fled deep into the woods, and doing so he came upon a pond and, seeing his reflection, groaned.
Common combinations with groaned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- groaned in 4×
- and groaned 3×