lamentable

Example Sentences

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"Local police and Spain's Civil Guard have begun investigating to try to clear up this lamentable event, in which everything points towards a robbery," read the post.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

There have been moments when a president’s allergy to escalation has been salutary—and other moments when it has been lamentable.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2024

And in this case in particular, for a lamentable reason.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

“What lamentable comments from the ex- president!” tweeted Luis Carlos Ugalde, who served as president of Mexico’s Federal Election Institute during part of Fox’s presidential term.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez