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

But he might also inspire a true-crime series like Marco Bellocchio’s “Portobello,” which hath no shortage of righteous indignation while also being an epic, a thriller and even a lament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

Keening, derived from the Irish word "caoineadh", meaning "to cry", is a traditional vocal lament for the dead and was once a central part of funeral rites in Ireland.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The Greek word ailinon!, meaning “woe for Linus!” grew to mean no more than the English “alas!” and was used in any lament.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton