lament for
Example Sentences
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Much of his writing is a lament for the passing of old-time ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
Listen to DtMF: A lament for the loved ones he's lost, the album's title track translates as, "I should have taken more photos".
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
He offers a lament for an Indigenous people historically persecuted in their own land.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a formal lament for the dead of the family.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
