bemoaned; bemoaning; bemoans
1
: to express deep grief or distress over
bemoan the death of their leader
2
: to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret
bemoaning the lack of civility in modern political discourse
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Examples of bemoan in a Sentence
He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.
an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout
Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.
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Dating influencer Anna Kai bemoans questions for the sake of questions, which can sometimes come across as a self-satisfied charade of inquisitiveness.
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Sophie Mancini, Vogue, 2 July 2024
The perception amongst Dhaka’s governing elite of Yunus as an American stooge wasn’t helped by Wikileaks cables detailing his frequent and candid meetings with top American diplomats to bemoan the sorry state of Bangladeshi politics.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 June 2024
Ratcliffe bemoaned the extensive gardening leave that is commonplace in football, when personnel leave posts but remain on the payroll during their notice period.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
Many of their leaders bemoan that the clean energy tax credits made available in the IRA will lure investment away from their shores and back to the wealthier United States.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Sophie Mancini, Vogue, 2 July 2024
The perception amongst Dhaka’s governing elite of Yunus as an American stooge wasn’t helped by Wikileaks cables detailing his frequent and candid meetings with top American diplomats to bemoan the sorry state of Bangladeshi politics.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 June 2024
Ratcliffe bemoaned the extensive gardening leave that is commonplace in football, when personnel leave posts but remain on the payroll during their notice period.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
Many of their leaders bemoan that the clean energy tax credits made available in the IRA will lure investment away from their shores and back to the wealthier United States.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bemoan. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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bemoan
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be·moan
bi-ˈmōn 
: to express grief over
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