bemoan

Example Sentences

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Arsenal, for instance, used to bemoan its trips to Stoke City, a scrappy, physical team that made set pieces its bread and butter, because it had no hope of winning otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

At some point in your time living in L.A. you’ve probably heard someone bemoan it as a city built for cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

He went on to bemoan the emphasis on the coverage of polls in campaigns.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Educators and newspapers in Australia, Britain and across Europe bemoan a “masculinity crisis.”

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

There were several others, among them Kali’s, and she came to bemoan the result.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya