laments
Example Sentences
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McVay laments, usually lightheartedly, the loss of staff members that have ascended to become head coaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"These small windows that the world sees, the little openings here and there including secret schools for girls, are just meant to fool everybody," she laments with visible sadness.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Kim laments not having any close contacts working at either chip company, or even knowing someone who’s dating an employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Turner knew that everything in the world rejoices in the touch, and everything in the world laments in the losing.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
