lament

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

Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But they nevertheless lament the rollback of their work.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Keening, derived from the Irish word "caoineadh", meaning "to cry", is a traditional vocal lament for the dead and was once a central part of funeral rites in Ireland.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

But at the time when Úrsula went to lament by his side he had lost all contact with reality.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez