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.
  • Sometimes just serving a person with a complaint is enough to lure them to the table.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Carter told Harrison the woman who filed the complaint had changed her story several times.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Making every work setting or situation into a complaint is obnoxious for those of us who do not have these luxurious options.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
  • After the Christmas weekend airline meltdown, there were simply too many complaints for DOT to tally, the agency said.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2023
  • This complaint—that sncc’s leader conferred too often with the President of the United States—says something about both the power and the fractiousness of the group at its height.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Then, the complaint said, McGuire ordered everyone back to the field.
    Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The resounding complaint from fans at their old Georgia Dome was the high cost of food.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The complaint added that the records did not indicate any bets on baseball games.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • Send comments, complaints and ideas to essentialcalifornia@latimes.com.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • Vang lives at the same address in Two Rivers where Elijah was last seen, according to the complaint.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • However, complaints will soon be a thing of the past as the technology is rolled out across the fleet.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
  • In the past five years, at least eight rockets have exploded at the site, according to the complaint.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 1 May 2023
  • The woman who lived at the home refused to answer the door for the officers, according to the complaint.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The Tribune filed a public records request for those complaints.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Officers were sent to the area of Olive Street and Earle Street about 3:30 a.m. to investigate the gunshots complaint.
    Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • This mucus may be of higher quality and may help with a variety of complaints.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

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