How to Use bemoan in a Sentence

bemoan

verb
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  • He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.
  • Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.
  • That might seem like quite a statement from a guy who once bemoaned touring in the Yuck days.
    — John Norris, Billboard, 4 May 2018
  • After bemoaning the fact that their faces were still dry, the two women jointly decided to whip out a pair of sheet masks and try again.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2018
  • Predictably, there are people on Facebook bemoaning the change.
    — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 1 May 2018
  • Meanwhile, Democrats bemoan the lack of affordable housing.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 May 2018
  • American politicians of every stripe have long bemoaned the lack of high speed internet access across the country.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 8 May 2018
  • Instead of bemoaning the problem, Richie good-naturedly pointed out an irony.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 4 May 2018
  • Every now and again, Hill hears older residents bemoan the loss of Clayton’s quainter days.
    — Max Blau, STAT, 15 May 2018
  • Social media quickly bemoaned the selection and questioned the show's results.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 15 May 2018
  • Pruitt pressed for the changes, often bemoaning the high costs to businesses of the existing rules and suggesting that lawyers were enriching themselves off the system.
    — Hiroko Tabuchi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
  • Ivey bemoaned the low bond amounts, noting they are set by the state.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 11 Apr. 2023
  • That was Michael Moore bemoaning the state of the country.
    — Fox News, 30 June 2018
  • At the time, a critic for The Nation bemoaned how such a size dwarfed the acoustics.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Enjoy a win or bemoan a loss for one day, then move on to what’s next.
    — Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Others bemoan the loss of youth sports and long for the day our kids can play soccer again.
    — Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Or the Giants and Mets will bemoan the loss of a true franchise player.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • And fast-food lovers bemoan steep prices for a Big Mac combo.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • While some people love the daylight at the end of the day as the weather warms, others bemoan the loss of an hour's sleep.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Gordy used to bemoan his mediocre dancing because the good dancers seemed to get the girls.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Izzo has been known to bemoan the loss of players to injury.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2020
  • For once, a bat mitzvah wasn’t something to be mocked, or eye-rolled, or bemoaned.
    — Jonah Platt, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Tens of millions were left to marvel at — or bemoan — the water’s force.
    — Barbara Fraser, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The characters, most of whom have been living on the North Shore for years if not decades, bemoan the changing times.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
  • It’s gone well enough for Bay FC’s coach to bemoan the timing of his club’s impending pause.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • There also have been a flood of queries to experts, who bemoan the killing of helpful bees, wasps, and hornets.
    — National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Since Donald Trump won the election in 2016, Democrats have bemoaned the end of democracy.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Children bemoan the end of their leisurely holidays and trudge back to the classroom.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2020
  • For decades, Coloradans bemoaned the Texas invasion, but that has ebbed.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The day workers bemoaned the forecast, fanning themselves with their caps.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024

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