bemoan
verb (used with object)
to express distress or grief over; lament.
have bemoaned
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present perfectof bemoan.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But critics have bemoaned the lack of arrests over the past year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Local athletes, tired of snarky comments from competitors, have bemoaned the name for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Many on Wall Street have bemoaned Apple’s lack of a concrete artificial-intelligence strategy — especially relative to its “Magnificent Seven” peers, who are forecasting record sums for capital expenditures.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
We have bemoaned the lack of drama on this trip, but it was all saved up for the MCG, layers and layers of it, even to the last breath.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
At last her poor, meek, fatiguing voice faded out altogether, and her husband mourned her as heartily as she would have bemoaned the demise of the most insignificant neighbor.
From Malbone: an Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
