How to Use "Complaint" with Example Sentences

complaint (n): a statement saying that you are not happy about something

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Used with adjectives:

"Noise is a common complaint around here."
(common, frequent)

"His only complaint about dinner was the dessert."
(only)

"She made a small complaint about the noise level."
(small, minor)

"His biggest complaint was the lack of service."
(biggest, main, major, chief, primary)

"He filed a formal complaint against his boss."
(formal, official)

"That's a valid complaint."
(valid, legitimate)

"There have been many customer complaints at that hotel."
(customer, consumer)

Used with verbs:

"They have a complaint about the food."
(have)

"She is planning to bring a complaint against her workplace."
(bring, file, make)

"The business gets complaints often."
(gets, receives)

"The human resources department deals with complaints frequently."
(deals with, hears, responds to, addresses, handles, investigates)

"I hope the court ignores that ridiculous complaint."
(ignores, dismisses, rejects)

Used with nouns:

"Please fill out a complaint form if you have a problem."
(form)

"Please write a complaint letter if you are unhappy."
(letter)

Used with prepositions:

"They made a complaint about the fireworks and noise."
(about)

"He filed a complaint against his school."
(against)

"She never gets a complaint from customers."
(from)

"She filed a noise complaint to the police."
(to)

"She filed a complaint of harassment at work."
(of)