lamenting

Example Sentences

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Those in the data center industry are lamenting the state of public opinion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

What value is there in an existence spent lamenting what was and what could’ve been?

From Salon • May 30, 2026

She called herself “kinda done with politics,” lamenting that there was “so much division” in the country.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

We see Shahverdi give a speech to a hall of women, lamenting how girls as young as 11 are married and giving birth.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Imperceptibly she had passed from lamenting her condition to taunting him about his.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick