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
It linked to a short film: a 20-minute polemic against the emptiness of modern life, a lament for a vanished world of hierarchies and heroism.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
The song is a painful lament for how she used feel about her body and relationships, and it was an instant smash there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
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
His seventh symphony received its premiere at a Wagner memorial concert in December 1884, its second movement, Adagio, being in the form of a funeral lament for Wagner.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
