lamenting in the PONS Dictionary

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From farmers contemplating distress sale of their buffaloes to others lamenting the absolute lack of basic infrastructure in their village, the scenes here were desperate.
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She died in her father's arms, with the women present keening and lamenting.
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Perceiving his disillusionment, she burst into tears, lamenting that the emperor did not like me!
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The lamenting text of the beginning (groaning and pitiful weeping) is stressed by intervals such as augmented second, diminished fifth and diminished seventh.
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It characterized the trial court's decision as thorough, thoughtful and well-reasoned while also lamenting that there were no good alternatives in the case.
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As a good many military veterans are now lamenting, if cops are going to steal our gadgetry, they might consider adopting our overarching strategy too.
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The song tells the tale of the lamenting heart of a woman waiting for her peddler husbands return.
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Lamenting the downgrading of the marriage commitment, parental authority, and relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, she blamed the breakdown of family values for the increasing crime rate.
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Between them was set a young girl, whom they were caressing and lamenting over.
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They were lamenting the fact that such unrighteousness was rampant, and they are feeling sorry in light of the heavy responsibility of it.
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