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

Angus says producers of other reality shows often bemoan that everyone is getting on and there isn't enough drama.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

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

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Talk to most people these days, whether they are inside or outside of politics, and you will hear people bemoan their plight, saying how exhausted they are.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2024

You would bemoan Freddy’s death whether you knew him or not, say you were sorry and ask what had happened, like you really cared.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez