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Recent Examples of lamentable In this lamentable drama, both have much to answer for. Peter Hall, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016 For many attorneys, the episode encapsulates a lamentable shift in their roles, in which a profession that once embraced the lofty obligation to do good for society has degraded into another grubby enterprise focussed on profits. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025 Rooks deftly sketches this lamentable, sobering history. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025 Goldberg would appear in several popular movies — Jumpin’ Jack Flash, The Sister Act franchise, and, in an Oscar-winning role, the lamentable Ghost. Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lamentable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentable
Adjective
  • For that reason, the show would have always been the curator’s natural point of entry even without this year’s mournful context.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 12 June 2025
  • For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.
    Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • The freaky period piece and tragic family drama features Anja Taylor-Joy as a troubled 17th-century teen on the cusp of adulthood who goes down a dark path and Black Phillip as the G.O.A.T. of hellish goats. 23.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Defense attorney Brian Stevens said Ullrich was the victim of a tragic upbringing and addiction, while Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Romito and Special Prosecutor William Bruce had castigated the parents for leaving their son to die.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 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
  • The polished old pro bent time and space, keeping the unfortunate new work to a minimum and running through his hits, reliving, nearly chronologically, the thrill of experiencing his catalog all over again at a speed run.
    Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
  • An unfortunate series of events in the eighth inning led to the Brewers going up 3-1.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The second track on the LP told the story of a heartbroken barmaid pining after a sailor who refused to give up his nomadically maritime lifestyle for her.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Courtesy of Lionsgate The heartbroken little girl with the ballerina music box will grow up to be Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro, a young woman bent on—what else?—avenging her father’s murder.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The funeral Mass for Pope Francis was attended by many world leaders including President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Right after that, Kansas will face bitter rival Missouri at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Dec. 7.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • Like every other entrepreneur, Ian had to face bitter betrayal from people who once believed in his vision.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Banks: There’s a reason why the theater [symbol] is a happy face/sad face.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • To some, this may sound bizarre, laughable, or even just plain sad.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025

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“Lamentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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