laments

Example Sentences

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When Mr. Epstein laments the “excessive autonomy I constructed for myself,” it is hard not to cringe thinking of the many people in this world whose lives truly would be better with fewer constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"We had so many before," his father Mustafa laments glumly as he proudly explains this business has been in their family for 40 years.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The shareholders fire you, but no one cares,” laments Alejandro Malbran, whose Brancous LP is the latest investment firm to try rallying Braemar shareholders against Bennett’s management.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She shakes her head and laments, To think of all those people there to honor you, and your own parents could not take a night off from their jobs.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na