Griped

U.S. government officials told him that al Qaeda and its affiliates "griped" about Guantanamo in only 58 out of hundreds of public statements and interviews between 2003 and 2009. ❋ Karl Rove (2010)

I'm kind of griped because we can't treat a tree as a tree, we have to make it into a people. ❋ Roger Sutton (2007)

Pessimistically, he griped about the way potential buyers reacted to his asking price. ❋ Lita Smith-Mines (2011)

Throughout the trial, Smaltz griped that the defense was infusing race into the trial in what he saw as a plea to the mainly African American jury. ❋ Ed.D. Matthew Lynch (2011)

Yes | No | Report from Carney wrote 1 year 5 days ago silsbyj, When I was growing up my sisters hated, griped, complained non-stop about the smell of #9. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Employees griped that it was too rigid and emphasized profitability over quality. ❋ Jessica E. Vascellaro (2011)

The bipartisan grumbling varied: Some Democrats griped that the Jewish New Year took up otherwise prolific fundraising days in September, and one Republican operative complained that Hurricane Irene slowed down fundraising in August. ❋ Eliot Nelson (2011)

Drivers of course should obey the law and have always griped about tickets, but Americans rightly feel outraged when they believe others game the system to use the law as a way to pick their pockets. ❋ Phineas Baxandall (2011)

SAN DIEGO— Norma Mejia , a saleswoman at a store selling cheap cellphone service here, griped on a slow Wednesday night in October that the packed Cricket Wireless outlet across the street was taking all her customers. ❋ Anton Troianovski (2012)

I feel like a pin cushion, all these blood tests they keep taking, she griped. ❋ Cheryl Faye (2011)

Two weeks later, New Delhi went along with unanimous sanctions against rogue Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, but not before its ambassador to the United Nations griped about "the tendency to hurry the process of adopting resolutions." ❋ Sadanand Dhume (2011)

The two companies have griped, often in public, ever since Mr. Hurd resigned. ❋ Ben Worthen (2011)

Investors, some of whom have griped to Bain about its fees in recent years, anticipate similar terms when Bain next year begins marketing its next big North America-focused buyout fund. ❋ Gregory Zuckerman (2011)

The one thing I miss about home is being able to wear peep-toes year-round, Kara griped, giving my hair a gentle yank to remind me to keep my head up. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

Ireland has griped about the interest rate and the fact that taxpayers are bearing the brunt of the losses of the Irish banks. ❋ Charles Forelle (2011)