deplore
verb (used with object)
to regret deeply or strongly; lament.
have deplored
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present perfectof deplore.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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The Nordic countries have deplored the burnings of the Koran but cannot prevent it under constitutional laws protecting freedom of speech.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023
"I have deplored the infighting, the sniping, the blue-on-blue, the attacks and the smears," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2022
Nonprofits working in northern Africa and human rights organizations have deplored the treatment the migrants received from police on both sides.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Protesters, led by women activists, have deplored the judgment, calling it the product of a system that remains insensitive to gender and rape.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2020
No one knows—no one even could guess—how deeply I have deplored my illiterate condition.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
