The winch operator, a veteran of hundreds of air-sea rescues, said the equipment groaned with the weight of the men. |
As a teenager we lived in a large, rambling old house which creaked and groaned like an old man's knees. |
Pulling himself back up to his feet, Seraphine groaned as he held out a hand to Erian, aiding him in standing as well. |
I groaned inwardly and felt my spirits dampen as the realization dawned on me. |
He looked down at the fragments of glass glinting from a now thoroughly soaked patch of carpet and groaned. |
As my bus slowly rattled and groaned its way out of La Paz for the long journey south, I shuddered at what I'd let myself in for. |