Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The older man, Sir Percival Hargraves, had been bemoaning the fact that England seemed honeycombed by the German Secret Service, and his nephew, John Hargraves, an officer in uniform, was attempting to reassure him.

From I Spy by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

Shenac Dhu sighed, as if she had been bemoaning his poverty.

From Shenac's Work at Home by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

That very morning Mary had been bemoaning herself as to her hard condition.

From Dr. Wortle's School by Trollope, Anthony

"You'll be donning the cowl, next, Petrovitch, and preaching self-denial," said one, a handsome laughing youngster who had been bemoaning his own losses a minute before.

From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)

During all this time Johnny had been bemoaning his sad lot, at the top of the tree; there I left him, still lamenting.

From Wild Animals at Home by Seton, Ernest Thompson