lament

Example Sentences

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She started off strong, rich and nuanced in Dejanira’s bleak lament about her husband’s long absence and her beatific vision of their future together after death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 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

"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

I fell back onto the sand, groaning as my throat grew tight, as I made the same lament: “Why?”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan