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
For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
“It was not in Dooley’s nature to lament his fate, but I was heartbroken for him,” the author writes after one of Mr. Dooley’s many major setbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
It says this is a "recognition of the need for repentance, humility and lament".
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
She hadn’t heard Mamma say much about Stanford besides to lament the price tag of a private school education.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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