lament
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If he were a pole vaulter, he would set the bar at 20 feet and lament that he reached only 19.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
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
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
"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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