lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
have been lamenting
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present perfect progressiveof lament.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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California’s ski resorts have been lamenting the warm temperatures and lack of natural snow thus far this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
Broncos 28, Seahawks 14: Fans have been lamenting what life might be like without Russell Wilson; Monday they’re going to see it firsthand.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
While Iowans have been lamenting the meager share of vaccine the state has received, the state has been ill-equipped to manage the distribution of the doses it does have.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2021
That's how millennials and boomers have been lamenting the loss of the Argos catalogue.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2020
I am sure any delay on that head is of a hundred times more consequence than all those which we have been lamenting.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
