lament
Example Sentences
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My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
And his lament over the pain of farewells likely will be felt by many of the athletes gathering Sunday for the Olympic closing ceremony at Arena di Verona, a 1st century Roman amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
But I certainly wasn’t going to lament his suffering.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing lament
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