Oh, sad and abused land, how it groaned beneath the yoke!

Hunt groaned beneath his breath as he saw where they were heading.

But in less than five minutes the staircase groaned beneath an extraordinary weight.

The big man nodded and began to climb up the ladder, which groaned beneath his weight.

The deck groaned as if in convulsion beneath his hands.

They groaned beneath the weight of roasted fowl and pig.

Torres sat on the nearest chair so hard that it groaned beneath her weight.

The bed groaned beneath his weight as he eased back.

Later she gave her lap to him and both groaned beneath their breath.

The girl heard the wooden rods groan beneath the impact; but they held, and the huge body dropped back to the ground below.