lament for
Example Sentences
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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
He offers a lament for an Indigenous people historically persecuted in their own land.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
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
She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a formal lament for the dead of the family.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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