Explore Bemoan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like deplore or lament. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bemoan meaning
- To moan or complain about (something).
- To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
Using Bemoan
- The main meaning on this page is: To moan or complain about (something). | To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
- Useful related words include: deplore, lament, bewail, complain.
- In the example corpus, bemoan often appears in combinations such as: to bemoan, bemoan the, and bemoan.
Context around Bemoan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bemoan
- In this selection, "bemoan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, nor, investors, buybacks, repeatedly and valentine stand out and add context to how "bemoan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 24 7 bemoan her loss and allowed to bemoan the dearth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bemoan" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bemoan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Go bemoan in silence that things are better now. (9 words)
We must do more than merely bemoan what’s reported. (10 words)
I don’t bemoan the changes, I’m happy to be here. (12 words)
The trainer always knows best and that’s not worth disputing, but fans and punters are still allowed to bemoan the dearth of top-class horses running against each other in historic top class races. (35 words)
Unions may bemoan buybacks, but being one of the blue-chip stocks with share buyback programs may be only way UPS’s shareholders can also “win,” following labor’s recent victory at the company. (34 words)
Back then, the twins found plenty to bemoan about their hometown: Birmingham, Ala., was politically conservative and even its seemingly utopian underground music scene was woefully sexist, leading her to reject her Southern identity. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Even now visitors to the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam web site, where cameras watch the eagle family 24/7, bemoan her loss and describe in wistful terms the possibility that she could return.
Maimonides rules, “A person should not become excessively broken-hearted because of a person’s death, as it says, ‘Do not weep for the dead nor bemoan him’ (Jer. 22:10).
Mr Whelan then goes on to bemoan the concentration of land ownership in Scotland.
Shares are taking it on the chin as investors bemoan the firm’s latest development.
The stabilizers rattle a little, so keyboard snobs like me might bemoan the lack of lubing, but it’s more than acceptable for regular users.
Though I'm not sure whether to credit its ingenuity or bemoan our stupidity for not unplugging it sooner.
Unions may bemoan buybacks, but being one of the blue-chip stocks with share buyback programs may be only way UPS’s shareholders can also “win,” following labor’s recent victory at the company.
We must do more than merely bemoan what’s reported.
And yet, Bronwyn has more than reason than many to bemoan her own fate.
Anitta chants about her irresistible body (and dominates the version edited for video), while the full song gives the Weeknd ample time to bemoan how thoroughly he’s in her thrall.
As much as we may bemoan the transition away from fossil fuels, it continues to become more urgently necessary the planet continues to suffer from the effects of climate change.
Go bemoan in silence that things are better now.
I don’t bemoan the changes, I’m happy to be here.
Such cases elicit outrage among the public, which is compounded when police bemoan repeatedly arresting the same individuals only to see them on the streets shortly after.
The board went on to bemoan the potential candidates to replace Kelly, noting, “Mr.
The trainer always knows best and that’s not worth disputing, but fans and punters are still allowed to bemoan the dearth of top-class horses running against each other in historic top class races.
While some will be thrilled to wake up with the sun again, others will bemoan the darkness on the drive home from work.
Back then, the twins found plenty to bemoan about their hometown: Birmingham, Ala., was politically conservative and even its seemingly utopian underground music scene was woefully sexist, leading her to reject her Southern identity.
Fans of Seton Hall continue to bemoan the law that forbids betting on New Jersey-based college teams at local sports books.
I used to be one of the cool kids who bemoan Valentine's Day as a stupid Hallmark holiday.
Common combinations with bemoan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: