lamented; lamenting; laments
: to mourn aloud : wail
nightingales lament without ceasing—
L. P. Smith
L. P. Smith1
: to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn
… must regret the imprudence, lament the result …—Jane Austen
Jane Austen2
: to regret strongly
He lamented his decision not to go to college.
Examples of lament in a Sentence
Verb
She lamented over the loss of her best friend.
“I've lost my best friend!” she lamented.
Noun
The poem is a lament for a lost love.
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The city of San Jose and Mayor Matt Mahan had sponsored the bill, lamenting how the longstanding rules handcuffed their ability to address the thousands of shopping carts left on city streets and in its waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The self-deprecation added to the chorus lamenting his skid at the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The city of San Jose and Mayor Matt Mahan had sponsored the bill, lamenting how the longstanding rules handcuffed their ability to address the thousands of shopping carts left on city streets and in its waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
But a loss is a loss, 1-5 is 1-5, and McDaniel’s lament is pure truth.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Lament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lament. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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