bemoan

Example Sentences

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Having pocketed their windfalls, survivors and those caring for injured vets would have incentive anew to bemoan their sacrifice and demand redress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Angus says producers of other reality shows often bemoan that everyone is getting on and there isn't enough drama.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

And in several anonymized survey responses shared exclusively with Salon, parents didn’t bemoan their offspring as being anything close to lazy or entitled.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

He went on to bemoan the emphasis on the coverage of polls in campaigns.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Unless you write yourself, you can’t know how wonderful it is; I always used to bemoan the fact that I couldn’t draw, but now I’m overjoyed that at least I can write.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank