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
If Park’s film begins as another lament for our layoff-laden modern world, the South Korean director soon introduces a sinister twist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Listen to DtMF: A lament for the loved ones he's lost, the album's title track translates as, "I should have taken more photos".
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
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
