Examples of lamented in a Sentence
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Some lamented character Gail’s five marriages, all of which ended in divorce or death.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Lost peacocks, missing sheep, late, lamented horses—all these are part of my daily life now.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
One of the most lamented–and detrimental–aspects of the H1-B visa process is the 65,000 cap on how many visas can be awarded each year (plus an additional 20,000 for holders of U.S. graduate degrees), which has been the same since the inception of the program over two decades ago.
—Ben Zweig, Fortune, 26 May 2023
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Lost peacocks, missing sheep, late, lamented horses—all these are part of my daily life now.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
One of the most lamented–and detrimental–aspects of the H1-B visa process is the 65,000 cap on how many visas can be awarded each year (plus an additional 20,000 for holders of U.S. graduate degrees), which has been the same since the inception of the program over two decades ago.
—Ben Zweig, Fortune, 26 May 2023
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“Lamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamented. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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