lament for
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Much of his writing is a lament for the passing of old-time ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Chelsea's fans mirrored the mood of dysfunction and crisis hanging over the club by opening this dramatic FA Cup night at Villa Park with a loud lament for lost owner Roman Abramovich.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024
In a lament for Bookforum’s earlier closure, former Times books editor and Bookforum contributor David L. Ulin called the journal “edgy, opinionated, willing to be provocative” and a reminder that “literature is a collective soul.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023
This historical novel is a lament for his continent’s past through the eyes of its first disillusioned dreamer.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
His seventh symphony received its premiere at a Wagner memorial concert in December 1884, its second movement, Adagio, being in the form of a funeral lament for Wagner.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
