lament

Example Sentences

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Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

“It was not in Dooley’s nature to lament his fate, but I was heartbroken for him,” the author writes after one of Mr. Dooley’s many major setbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It seems more than a little patronizing for Westerners to lament the loss of the good old days when life in the Khumbu was so much simpler and more picturesque.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer