lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
were 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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When I left for a brief August vacation, media watchers were lamenting the departures of industry reporters Brian Stelter from CNN and Margaret Sullivan from The Washington Post.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
In the late 1990s, some academic epidemiologists were lamenting that their field had become obsessed with molecular mechanisms of disease and individual risk factors, with little regard for the social context of health and well-being.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2022
On this very drive, in fact, the men were lamenting their lack of cellphone service, because they were in the midst of negotiating a deal with Sony Pictures Classics to acquire the comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
Inside a tent previewing next year’s tournament, marketers estimated that half the people were excited for the new site and the other half were lamenting the move.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
My parents were lamenting that they hadn’t seen Willow and Henry and the baby in months.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
