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Recent Examples of lamentable That ruling was compromised somewhat by a later decision that allowed a farmer’s consumption of his own wheat to be regulated, and a lamentable 6-3 decision allowing federal regulation of marijuana possession. George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025 This lamentable record is spurring calls to amend the constitution from the current single five-year term to two terms, as well as perhaps holding parliamentary elections at the same time as presidential to avoid the executive and legislature being constantly at odds with each other. Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025 Harry’s statements reflect a sense of resignation regarding the lamentable state of their relationship, which remains deeply fractured. Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025 These are laudable qualities in a diplomat but lamentable in a writer of memoirs. Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2021 See All Example Sentences for lamentable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentable
Adjective
  • Lush cellos and mournful piano trills coexist with the overall less-is-more sound.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And these are -- these are very tragic circumstances that impact all of us.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Before Experience Hendrix After Hendrix’s tragic death, production of the guitarist’s music was in the hands of his allegedly exploitative manager, Michael Jeffery who died in a mysterious 1973 plane crash.
    Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • This was the unfortunate and tragic outcome.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This latest ‘oopsie’ also fits an unfortunate pattern.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And utterly heartbroken for Charlie’s young family.
    Amanda Castro Gabe Whisnant Anna Commander Toby Meyjes Shane Croucher John Feng Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The woman noted that canceling the shower has left her heartbroken.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her family is raising money to cover funeral expenses.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Following the boy’s death, donors raised about $30,000 in a GoFundMe campaign launched to help with funeral expenses.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Parsley is a biennial that quickly bolts and dies the second year, and since second-year parsley is bitter, it’s typically grown as an annual.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Whenever these bitter rivals have met in recent years, there has never been a shortage of offense.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This one is trickier and sadder to think about.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Composite image created by Newsweek shows two older people looking worried and a piggy bank with a sad face on its side.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Lamentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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