How to use "lament" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "lament" in popular movie and book plots

  • Hosenfeld, who is among those captured, overhears a released inmate lament over his former career as a violinist.  - The Pianist (2002 film)
  • His lament signals for some critics the final catastrophe and his role as tragic hero.  - The Siege of Numantia
  • Realizing that Meowth is right, Jessie and James lament their status as failures.  - Pokémon Live!
  • Jason is still missing, and this part is narrated by Reg as a lament for his lost son.  - Hey Nostradamus!
  • He is then left on stage to lament his role as a spy, for now he must reveal all to Ferdinand.  - The Duchess of Malfi
  • As the haunting lament "Sgt.  - We Were Soldiers
  • Fern and Roberta lament on how they did not stop or at least get help for him, and then resolve to not drive the Green Machine ever again.  - Dandelion Wine
  • Throughout the play, many of the Trojan women lament the loss of the land that reared them.  - The Trojan Women
  • C-3PO and R2-D2 watch this scene and lament how at times like these, they envy how humans must feel.  - The Unifying Force
  • Retired Emperors and courtiers lament the destruction of Nara.  - The Tale of the Heike
  • They also see an advertisement for a voodoo doll, but lament that the order form has already been redeemed.  - Creepshow
  • The two get drunk and lament the state of their industry.  - Network (film)
  • Later, as middle-aged men with families, they lament the suicides as selfish acts from which they have not been able to emotionally recover.  - The Virgin Suicides
  • Hakim and the other men lament the unfairness of the situation ("It's a Scandal.  - Oklahoma!
  • Paul (Fred's assistant), along with a couple other crew members, lament that it's "Too Darn Hot" to meet their lovers that night.  - Kiss Me, Kate
  • The servants lament the hard "work" Higgins does ("The Servants' Chorus").  - My Fair Lady

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