Example Sentences

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Ski resorts have been lamenting how the recent storms haven’t produced much snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 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

Over the past few months, customers around the world have been lamenting call wait times and, more broadly, the process of rebooking canceled flights.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

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

In your absence we have been lamenting like forsaken shepherdesses.

From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)