lament
Example Sentences
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Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
But he might also inspire a true-crime series like Marco Bellocchio’s “Portobello,” which hath no shortage of righteous indignation while also being an epic, a thriller and even a lament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 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
The hobbits fell asleep to the sound of the soft singing of Bregalad, that seemed to lament in many tongues the fall of trees that he had loved.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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