were bemoaning
- past progressive of bemoan.
Example Sentences
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Back in the winter, when some corners of the sport were bemoaning their heavy spending, they were imagining a world in which they’d actually be able to sell superfluous pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
A news item in which holidaymakers were bemoaning the arrival of refugees in Greece inspired its acerbic title; Stevie Wonder and Talking Heads inform its jerky, skeletal, metallic funk and bristling post-punk.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2018
While many of his peers were bemoaning the harsh set up – the field scoring average was 75.327 – Johnson just shrugged.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 16, 2018
The students were bemoaning how so many of their peers develop “tunnel vision,” in Gili’s words, about schoolwork and extracurricular activities, sacrificing sleep and time with friends.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
Thus they were bemoaning their fate; and my lord Yvain who was in their midst, heard their complaints, which were neither groundless nor assumed.
From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar
