Example Sentences

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A year later, several audience members were lamenting their misfortune.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2018

“It's slim pickings out there,” said Samantha during one of many episodes where the women were lamenting their dating prospects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Ahead of the bracket reveal last week, bracketologists of all backgrounds were lamenting the difficulty of predicting this year’s field, the overall parity, the preponderance of bubble teams, and the late nights pouring over spreadsheets.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2018

Meanwhile, on 4chan, where the whole saga started, while some users continued to promote the rumours, others were lamenting what had happened.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2016

My parents were lamenting that they hadn’t seen Willow and Henry and the baby in months.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman