How to Use bemoan in a Sentence

bemoan

verb

• He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.
• Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.
• Patino bemoans that there are not enough resources to help these kids get their lives back on track let alone feed them properly.
  — Eduard Freisler, miamiherald, 27 Mar. 2018
• Plenty of scribes have bemoaned the cruel absurdity of life.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• For years, car safety experts and everyday drivers have bemoaned the loss of the humble button.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
• Marzian also tweeted a message bemoaning that the state budget will be decided solely by white men.
  — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2018
• For the past several weeks, coach Gregg Popovich has bemoaned a slippage in the Spurs’ defense.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2018
• Some complained the paper doesn’t have a public editor anymore, while others bemoaned the lack of anyone to field a formal complaint.
  — Brian Flood, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2018
• The Kentucky Derby winner from three years ago has retired from his racing career but horsemen are still bemoaning the loss to the sport.
  — Allison Ross, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
• Every president inveighs against leakers and bemoans the kiss-and-tell books; no president, to my knowledge, has attempted to impose such a pledge.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 19 Mar. 2018
• Some might bemoan the lack of imagination in the final product, but MLS argues the process still gives it every chance to thrive.
  — Graham Ruthven, Pro Soccer USA, 30 Mar. 2018
• The network showed six-second ads during NFL telecasts, where fans have bemoaned frequent commercial breaks.
  — Stephen Battaglio, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Villanova is the champion of basketball purists, of those who believe the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts, of those who still bemoan the death of the old Big East.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2018
• For much of February and into March, Popovich bemoaned a palpable slippage in the Spurs' defense.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2018
• As the forum drew to a close, Mike Handler, the chief financial officer for the city of Stamford, bemoaned the fact that many important topics were ignored.
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Ivey bemoaned the low bond amounts, noting they are set by the state.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], 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
• That might seem like quite a statement from a guy who once bemoaned touring in the Yuck days.
  — John Norris, Billboard, 4 May 2018
• 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
• Many people bemoan the change in daylight, complaining about feeling tired.
  — Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024