lamentable

Example Sentences

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What the conservative majority will say is that during those lamentable and tragic moments in our nation's racial history, the court was not interpreting the Constitution to be colorblind.

From Salon

“In short, she gambled. The mere fact that defendants profited from her misfortune, while lamentable, does not establish a cognizable claim in the law.”

From Seattle Times

“To punish fans who were not involved in these lamentable incidents is a measure completely disproportionate, unfair and unprecedented,” Valencia said.

From Seattle Times

But a number of measures can be taken to dramatically improve the current lamentable state of affairs, some strategic, others operational.

From Washington Post

In this increasingly polarized debate, both sides reveal an astonishing lack of historical understanding combined with a lamentable lack of imagination.

From Washington Post