lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
was lamenting
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past progressiveof lament.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The brother of the man who passed away when he was 70, having only claimed one Social Security check, was lamenting how he could have used that money to fund his retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Just two years ago, Draper was lamenting being known as "the guy who got injured all the time".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
“She was lamenting that when she had to write about model organisms on social media, she lacked a suitable emoji to depict them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Waiting for an event to start in Boston recently, I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation behind me in which a woman was lamenting that her portfolio was down $50,000.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
Peter Tatakis was lamenting the fact that he would never have a widow to mourn his death.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
