lament

Example Sentences

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But they nevertheless lament the rollback of their work.

From Los Angeles Times

Legendary basketball coach John Calipari, now at the University of Arkansas, has lamented this new trend of older players staying in college sports for so many years.

From MarketWatch

"So many young people were killed," she lamented first.

From BBC

“Never did I see a more sorrowful sight, nor witness retribution to the nth degree,” he lamented.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even Dad, who rarely has anything negative to say, laments the lack of culture in the suburbs.

From Literature