bemoaning

Example Sentences

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Bemoaning previous techniques and the paucity of usable real-world references, he laughs and says, “We had our breakthrough when Katy Perry went up!”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Bemoaning the races' vitriol at the time, one prominent conservative commentator compared the West Texas billionaires to an "oligarchy," hellbent on destroying anyone who "didn't get on their knees and kiss the ring."

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2023

Bemoaning a national shortage of police officers, Shapiro called on Pennsylvania officials to fund at least 2,000 new law enforcement positions across the swing state.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Bemoaning the many ways that Sambrano could be exploited, he wrote: “It’s difficult to imagine what creative lawyers—not to mention federal judges spurred on by zealous law clerks—will do with these new tools.”

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2022

Pledge! pledge in a bumper, each kind-hearted maiden, Whose bright eyes were dimmed at the highwayman's fall; Who stood by the gallows with sorrow o'erladen, Bemoaning the fate of the gallant Du-Val!

From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison