lament for
Example Sentences
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And while “Marce Catlett” is in many ways a lament for an “oldfangled” lifestyle that now persists only in stories, it arrives at another of this author’s favorite words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Both as a protest song and a lament for human nature, it was a powerful way to end a peerless set.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
The song is a painful lament for how she used feel about her body and relationships, and it was an instant smash there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
He offers a lament for an Indigenous people historically persecuted in their own land.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a formal lament for the dead of the family.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
