How to Use complaint in a Sentence
complaint
noun- The board has received a number of complaints about the new policy.
- Shortness of breath was a common complaint among the patients.
- The lack of parking spaces is a common complaint among the city's residents.
- The lack of financial support is our biggest complaint.
- He is being treated for a stomach complaint.
- The company has a system to handle customer complaints.
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One of the complaints against him was his use of big words.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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The first page of the complaint filed by the plaintiffs in the new lawsuit.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
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They were advised of the complaint and sent on their way.
—cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
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One neighbor had even filed a complaint with the state.
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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The hotel is denying the premise of the workers’ complaint.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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The complaint and its exhibits state the home was left in shambles.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
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According to the complaint, the girl reported the abuse, but was left in the home.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
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Thursday marked the final day to file a complaint under the act.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
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Her only complaint is that there aren’t more episodes to work on.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
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Thursday's complaint is at least the third filed against Gableman over the probe.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
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Our only complaint is that grinds stick to the sides of the container due to the static.
—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
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This go around, there were no complaints from my son about the walking and only a few about the ride wait times.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2023
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Where the case stands: Defendants’ response to the complaint is not yet due.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
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The details of the criminal complaint read like a spy thriller.
—Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2023
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Amazon has been quick to point out that there were other parts of the complaint that the judge dismissed.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2023
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There has been no update on the review of the complaint and outcome yet, but this law could change things—for the worse.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 May 2023
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Despite his complaints of pain, Reid was sent to check on the detainees again and told to let them into the pantry.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
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No flames were shown during the video, according to the complaint.
—Kelli Arseneau, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2022
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One of the sales, for a revolver, occurred on April 27, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
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Then, the complaint said, McGuire ordered everyone back to the field.
—Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
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The resounding complaint from fans at their old Georgia Dome was the high cost of food.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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The complaint added that the records did not indicate any bets on baseball games.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
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Send comments, complaints and ideas to essentialcalifornia@latimes.com.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
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The 42-page Maryland complaint claims these actions amount to a broad censorship campaign and an unconstitutional power grab.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Feb. 2025
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