Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

lament

[luh-ment] / ləˈmɛnt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Warwickshire were left to lament their loss of line and momentum in the second and third sessions.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

He wondered what tragedy so many had found to lament out of doors.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




Vocabulary lists containing lament


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "lament" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com