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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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The author appears to lament the inaction of the U.S. government and accuses it of criminalizing protest.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
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Verb
The 40-year-old driver lamented countless issues with the No. 8 Chevrolet throughout the weekend of the Coca-Cola 600.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The author appears to lament the inaction of the U.S. government and accuses it of criminalizing protest.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Noun
Many online expressed lament over the resort towns’ popularity too.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lament
Cite this Entry
“Lament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lament. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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