lamented
Example Sentences
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Sherrill lamented the lack of funding from FIFA, adding that the football organization “is making $11 billion off of this World Cup” and “should pay for the rides.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
That landmark 2024 report lamented that studies on youth gender medicine were too few and often of “poor quality.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Another lamented that they cry at the end of every dino doc, even though they know the asteroid is coming and extinction is on the horizon.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
In his January speech, Leo did not name Trump but lamented that dialogue was being replaced by "diplomacy based on force", and that war was "back in vogue".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“She is Ophelia, my daughter and my treasure, the exact copy and very picture of her departed and lamented mother,” said my father grandly, before I could open my mouth.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing lamented
Much Ado About Nothing
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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This Week In Culture: May 31–June 5, 2020
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