Example Sentences

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Putin has deplored Russians’ vaccine hesitancy, saying that “there are just two options for everyone — to get sick, or receive a vaccine. And there is no way to walk between the raindrops.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021

He and some others are receiving assistance from the American Civil Liberties Union, which has deplored the fate of deported veterans.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2017

In the New York Times, author Jeremiah Moss has deplored it as a “tourist-clogged catwalk” and “just another chapter in the story of New York City’s transformation into Disney World”.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2017

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored North Korea's rocket launch, which he says is in violation of Security Council resolutions against Pyongyang's use of ballistic missile technology.

From US News • Feb. 7, 2016

Seneca, from his own experience, has deplored and exaggerated the miserable state of Corsica, and the plenty of Sardinia was overbalanced by the unwholesome quality of the air.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 by Milman, Henry Hart