lament for
Example Sentences
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Much of his writing is a lament for the passing of old-time ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Both as a protest song and a lament for human nature, it was a powerful way to end a peerless set.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
It’s a muddled if on-brand addendum, a tarnished curio, a not-bad epilogue and, intentionally or not, a lament for the film industry that used to be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023
This historical novel is a lament for his continent’s past through the eyes of its first disillusioned dreamer.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
He says that this seems to be a poem about England but it is a lament for the poet’s native land, our own native land, Ireland.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
