Groans is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Groans meaning
plural of groan
Using Groans
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of groan
- In the example corpus, groans often appears in combinations such as: and groans, groans of, groans and.
Context around Groans
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Groans
- In this selection, "groans" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, disappointed, planet, moans, weeps, inside and weren stand out and add context to how "groans" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also faced groans as he and but their groans weren t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "groans" sits close to words such as abduct, acetylcholine and adeosun, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with groans
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He falls to the ground and groans in pain. (9 words)
He groans, weeps and announces he is now too tired to eat. (12 words)
Not only was there no laughter, there were some groans as well. (12 words)
As the planet groans under record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events, Africa, which is responsible for only two to three percent of global emissions, stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world. (36 words)
In a heated exchange on Tuesday evening in front of a live studio audience, the PM also faced groans as he tried to blame hard-pressed doctors and nurses going on strikes for waiting lists. (35 words)
Is he going to visit all the migrant kids he put in cages and give them a gift card to Dave & Buster’s?” asked Jost, leading to groans from the audience. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Are you mad?” he said at the time, his refusal prompting disappointed groans.
He groans, weeps and announces he is now too tired to eat.
Is he going to visit all the migrant kids he put in cages and give them a gift card to Dave & Buster’s?” asked Jost, leading to groans from the audience.
When Fernandes sent a pass from a free-kick in a dangerous area on the right backwards to Marcus Rashford, it initially elicited some groans inside Old Trafford.
When he grunts and groans on top of Catherine in bed, it’s less erotic than you might imagine any sex scene featuring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law could possibly be.
As the planet groans under record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events, Africa, which is responsible for only two to three percent of global emissions, stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world.
But those heady days of cardboard clappers and an electric atmosphere have been replaced with moans, groans and grumbles.
Far too often the players made the wrong decision: the passes were loose; the touches were heavy; the groans were loud.
He falls to the ground and groans in pain.
In a heated exchange on Tuesday evening in front of a live studio audience, the PM also faced groans as he tried to blame hard-pressed doctors and nurses going on strikes for waiting lists.
Mr Cole said that "screams, groans and heavy breathing" could then be heard on the footage.
Read on to learn more about a handful of trucks that might inspire groans at first look but have something to offer you under their not-so-attractive surface layers.
The politicians, socialites, and Catholic leaders present at the dinner didn’t take the joke well, but their groans weren’t nearly as scornful as the former First Lady’s reaction.
They cheered Burn’s turn of skill before the West Ham goal but there are groans of frustration as he passes sideways on a couple of occasions.
Wherever people groan, wherever creation groans, there the community of the Gospel is meant to be with our ministry of solidarity, liberation and empowerment.
After lots of moans and groans and gnashing of teeth, he said something quite profound that should resonate with every of us.
As the nation groans and pledges to shed that spare tyre of plum duff soaked in Bailey's Irish Cream, the Beeb taunts us with close-ups of steaming lasagne.
Be forewarned for the onslaught of groans and grumbles around the monotony of keeping accounts and the drudgery of economizing.
Groans rippled through the ranks as Adams explained that they would begin work immediately.
Not only was there no laughter, there were some groans as well.
Common combinations with groans
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and groans 13×
- groans of 8×
- groans and 5×
- the groans 4×
- of groans 3×
- he groans 2×
- groans from 2×
- some groans 2×
- groans under 2×
- groans were 2×