laments
Example Sentences
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Kim laments not having any close contacts working at either chip company, or even knowing someone who’s dating an employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In “Remake,” McElwee laments the hope that making “Photographic Memory” gave him, an aspiration that he was depicting his son on the cusp of finding his way through the dark.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Blocks of flats are being built where there used to be one- or two-storey houses," he laments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And when she had finished with these laments, she turned her complaints to me: a spot on my new dress, a tangle in my hair, my twisted stockings.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
