lamentation
noun
lam·en·ta·tion
ˌla-mən-ˈtā-shən 
: an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret : an act or instance of lamenting
a song of lamentation
… blending a lamentation over the effects of time with a kind of apologia for it.—
Glen R. Brown
Glen R. Brown
Examples of lamentation in a Sentence
bitter lamentations for the dead
words spoken in lamentation for the dead
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No such resourcefulness is evident in Tesori’s score, which wavers between mid-century film-music heroics and sentimental lamentations, with tame avant-garde gestures popping up here and there.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There's been endless chatter and discussion and debate and lamentation around it.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
On the morning of October 7th, Angel collapsed into lamentation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In October of 2023, she was profiled by the New York Times and The Atlantic; both pieces were lamentations of a political figure who was not inclined to do the performance expected of political figures.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There's been endless chatter and discussion and debate and lamentation around it.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
On the morning of October 7th, Angel collapsed into lamentation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In October of 2023, she was profiled by the New York Times and The Atlantic; both pieces were lamentations of a political figure who was not inclined to do the performance expected of political figures.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for lamentation
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“Lamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamentation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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