deplores
- present tense form of deplore (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A veteran of Ireland’s war of independence, Moran deplores the political corruption of the 1950s republic from his farmhouse bastion, Great Meadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Unwittingly, zealous regulators have turned stock markets into the casinos that commissioner Crenshaw deplores.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
In a statement, China's foreign ministry said in a statement that it "firmly deplores and opposes this move" and will "take necessary countermeasures".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
Eileen enters, greets the son she hasn’t seen in years and deplores the mess and his beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
He deplores the loss of the brave comrades who have so honourably fallen in the performance of their duty.”
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis
