lament
Example Sentences
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Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
But they nevertheless lament the rollback of their work.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
I often lament that I have no place at St. Emilion.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing lament
Night
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