lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
Example Sentences
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Both displayed robust instruments with exceptional clarity, agility in florid passages, and moving sincerity in the many laments, which were ornamented with elegant subtlety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Sometimes I think I can feel the planet just hemorrhaging under all this greed. Like it’s tectonic,” she laments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
It laments the "British government has so far done nothing to bring her to justice".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
"Blocks of flats are being built where there used to be one- or two-storey houses," he laments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
But now she laments that she never did anything to stop them.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
