lamented
Example Sentences
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In the same breath, the vice president lamented that the president’s power has been limited.
From Salon
"That was stupid. We had the victory in our hands," lamented Sage.
From Barron's
Daryl Caudle, the chief of naval operations, lamented extended deployments in a meeting with reporters in January, noting the financial impact on the Navy as well as the burden on crews and their families.
First-years from Hungary and Turkey lamented the systems in their home countries, where admissions are based purely on standardized tests rather than their interests or extracurriculars.
In the capital Kabul, a 25-year-old barber lamented that "there are a lot of restrictions" which go against his young clients' preference for closer shaves.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
