How to Use complaint in a Sentence

complaint

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  • 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.
  • One of the complaints against him was his use of big words.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The first page of the complaint filed by the plaintiffs in the new lawsuit.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The two then offered to give the mother a ride, the complaint said.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • They were advised of the complaint and sent on their way.
    — cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • One neighbor had even filed a complaint with the state.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The hotel is denying the premise of the workers’ complaint.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The complaint and its exhibits state the home was left in shambles.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The complaint alleges that Roark later dropped the price to $5,800.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • According to the complaint, the girl reported the abuse, but was left in the home.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Thursday marked the final day to file a complaint under the act.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The mom said there was and identified the drug as fentanyl, the complaint says.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Her only complaint is that there aren’t more episodes to work on.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Thursday's complaint is at least the third filed against Gableman over the probe.
    — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Our only complaint is that grinds stick to the sides of the container due to the static.
    — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Where the case stands: Defendants’ response to the complaint is not yet due.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The details of the criminal complaint read like a spy thriller.
    — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Nguyen reached down to pick up his shot glass and Vang punched him once, striking him in the shoulder and face, the complaint says.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • No flames were shown during the video, according to the complaint.
    — Kelli Arseneau, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2022
  • One of the sales, for a revolver, occurred on April 27, according to the complaint.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Then, the complaint said, McGuire ordered everyone back to the field.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023

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