lament for
Example Sentences
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And while “Marce Catlett” is in many ways a lament for an “oldfangled” lifestyle that now persists only in stories, it arrives at another of this author’s favorite words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Chelsea's fans mirrored the mood of dysfunction and crisis hanging over the club by opening this dramatic FA Cup night at Villa Park with a loud lament for lost owner Roman Abramovich.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024
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
She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a formal lament for the dead of the family.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
