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Laments is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Laments | Lamented | Lament | Lamenting | Lamenter

Laments meaning

plural of lament

Using Laments

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of lament
  • In the example corpus, laments often appears in combinations such as: laments the, laments that, he laments.

Context around Laments

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

financier 1× chorale 1× amy 1× intellectual 1× leela 1× ring 1× higginson 1× lillian 1× carr 1× gary 1×

Often after:

lack 1×

Sentence patterns with Laments

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

actress still laments the loss 1× all the laments to the 1× as it laments the lack 1× but gary laments that this 1× by lillian laments the way 1× chinese intellectual laments the current 1× european parliament laments that the 1× gail collins laments the failure 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and here lucy 1× another column this 1× as the crusaders 1× but gary laments 1× danuta h bner 1× gail collins laments 1×

Common sentence endings:

asked my opinion 1× between two lovers 1× capital market yet 1× into existential crisis 1× lack of children 1× of a chapter 1×

Words around Laments

Just before it in the word index:

lamenting 132 lamenter 4 lamented 619 lamentations 24 lamentation 13 lamentacions 2

Just after it in the word index:

lamer 7 lamere 7 lamers 2 lames 2 lamesa 8 lamest 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

admiring 128 aerosol 128 angolan 128 arya 128 babatunde 128 balmoral 128

Corpus analysis for Laments

  • In this selection, "laments" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, financier, chorale, amy and lack stand out and add context to how "laments" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include actress still laments the loss and all the laments to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "laments" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with laments

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

One elderly Chinese intellectual laments the current situation. (8 words)

World's largest pedophile ring laments lack of children. (9 words)

Instead, he laments, “I don’t get asked my opinion. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

On a visit to her childhood home, Amy laments that she’s filled with “generations of bad decisions sitting inside” her—though “Beef” smartly leaves open the possibility that Amy may be deflecting the blame for her personality flaws onto her upbringing. (42 words)

Season 4, Episode 2, "Leela's Homeworld," after winning orphan of the year, Leela laments that she has never met her parents and doesn't even know what planet she comes from. (32 words)

It’s named after the main character in a popular old song - in which the singer laments that a tall, handsome young man is leaving his Palestinian homeland to travel far away. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

In a later scene, over sandwiches, Seoung-mo laments the difficulties of self-financing.

Instead, he laments, “I don’t get asked my opinion.

I wish I could show all the laments to the City and make them care that so much of our population is heartbroken.

Kaitlyn Meade’s husband, a high level financier, laments that in a media landscape where facts are disgraced, nobody believes anything, and no one has the time to dig deeper.

New adventures in sound keep coming; pure-voiced solos; beatboxing that hums and clicks and raspberries and waterfalls; unexpected chorale laments.

On a visit to her childhood home, Amy laments that she’s filled with “generations of bad decisions sitting inside” her—though “Beef” smartly leaves open the possibility that Amy may be deflecting the blame for her personality flaws onto her upbringing.

One elderly Chinese intellectual laments the current situation.

Season 4, Episode 2, "Leela's Homeworld," after winning orphan of the year, Leela laments that she has never met her parents and doesn't even know what planet she comes from.

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The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has urged its members to explore new funding sources, even as it laments the lack of access to financing here.

The 'Yellowjackets' actress still laments the loss of friendship with the 'Mare of Easttown' star, saying it's more hurtful than a breakup between two lovers.

World's largest pedophile ring laments lack of children.

And here Lucy Higginson laments that the scandal has plunged equestrianism into existential crisis.

Another column, this time by “Lillian”, laments the way 20th century ‘Karens’’ used public transport.

As the Crusaders go into the latter half of the season, Carr laments the closing of a chapter.

But Gary laments that this only sends the birds into a frenzy, raining down their droppings on everything below.

Danuta H├╝bner, a Polish economist and a member of the European Parliament, laments that the EU hasn't even created a competitive capital market yet.

Gail Collins laments the failure of the American electorate once again to elect a female president, which she suspects is, at least in part, the result of continuing sexism.

Gallé laments the “detrimental effect” on small businesses, referencing closures and restrictions that were meant to slow the spread of the virus.

Gladwell laments that Atticus Finch lauded the “character” of racists in Maycomb.

It’s named after the main character in a popular old song - in which the singer laments that a tall, handsome young man is leaving his Palestinian homeland to travel far away.

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Common combinations with laments

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "laments" in a sentence?
An example: "In a later scene, over sandwiches, Seoung-mo laments the difficulties of self-financing." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "laments" from authentic English texts.
What does "laments" mean?
Laments means: plural of lament
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