lamentations
Example Sentences
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Amid the lamentations about America’s healthcare system, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week reported some good news you might have missed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
A familiar pattern followed: lamentations over the derailing; a cascade of reporters; a debate in Congress.
From Salon ● May 13, 2023
When the trade was finalized and announced on July 29, there was some lamentations that the Mariners gave up too much in prospect capital.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
That’s intentionally kept under wraps, as baffling as her earlier lamentations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
Ben would catch snatches of his mother’s lamentations to the movers and smile every time he heard them answer in a peremptory “Yas’m.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
