How To Use Bemoan In A Sentence

At the shareholder meeting to approve the deal, they were bemoaning the loss of their 10% discount card. Times, Sunday Times
In one isolated village the people weep and wail, bemoaning their plight.
Another bemoaned the lack of crèche facilities for dogs at the surgery. Times, Sunday Times
Wilco, you are bemoaning the response to Blair… I interpret the show me the links the same as I interpret the Show me the links when a right winger posts some far out “factoidal” information here. Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 16, 2007
Citing a "smarmy" letter that Washington wrote in 1757, bemoaning his lot to the commander in chief, Lord Loudoun, Mr. Clary highlights some especially outspoken, self-pitying and "whining" comments. War in the Wilderness

For years people have bemoaned the emergence of shareholders as the owners of football clubs.
Tom, the poor fellow with the broken leg, was bearing up bravely, and only bemoaned the fact that, if there should be any necessity for the launching of the surfboat he could not do his duty. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast
He bemoans the loss of hard news in colour supplements to the worlds of advertising and fashion. Times, Sunday Times
They bemoaned their domestic trials and, like young bachelors in love, sought to divine the whims of the women in their lives. American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the Modern Era
He never once complained or bemoaned the cruel hand life dealt him.
While writing my dissertation I often bemoaned the fact that I had to choose the pithiest of supporting or illustrating quotations, when I really wanted to share entire documents with other scholars and especially with students. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
To the amateur psephologist who is bemoaning Hillary's real electoral advantage: 56% of W. Virginian's are Democrats. Why West Virginians turned out for Clinton
Letter after letter either reflected on the wonderful time they had Just had together or bemoaned the fact that it was days before they were together again. Times, Sunday Times
Jenson bemoans the loss of moral demands of a ‘highly opinionated God’ and the anomalous quandary of having to catechize the baptized in a post-Christian world.
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
Their fans have larger concerns, bemoaning the contrast with the reign of Roy Hodgson when Fulham, for instance, eliminated Juventus on the way to the 2010 Europa League final. Manchester City's Roberto Mancini talks up dangers but Fulham pose few
Constantly bemoaning his lot, he spouts an endless supply of cruel put-downs, although few of them have much effect.
Slawomir Oder, the church official who has advanced the case for the late pope's sainthood, bemoans the attention the royal wedding is getting. Pope Vies With Prince for Public Eye
Within the political class, it is standard fare to bemoan lack of engagement among the unenlightened masses.
Some could bemoan the lack of clear psychological motivation outside of financial gain as keeping them at an emotional distance, yet it's this lack of forethought and consideration that has brought Bruno to this place.
BISHO (ECN Thursday 28 August 1997) - The imminent R2-million pay rise for Bisho MPLs and MECs, who daily bemoan the tight provincial budget and face financial crises in most departments, has got the politicians to stop talking for once. ANC Daily News Briefing
Ex-World Bank chief Stiglitz bemoans 'anaemic' recovery by BLOOMBERG TODAYonline
Contemporary chroniclers based in England had a habit of bemoaning the cost and absence of results of such campaigns.
Purists may bemoan the use of an actual producer and recording studio, and sure, the record is a tad sheeny.
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
The mayor of Shenzhen bemoaned thethe southern boom town was plagued with traffic jams and pollution.
The washing machine wasn't draining, and, in desperation I lay my head down on the dasher inside what the kids call the 'chugger' to bemoan my fate before looking for a free washer on craigslist when I noticed a bit of metal poking down. Duct Tape
Instead of bemoaning the losses, this suburban church has decided to be positive about the people it has sent elsewhere in the Kingdom. Christianity Today
Usually, opposition leaders bemoan the fact that they can only speak but have no power to act. Times, Sunday Times
Our critic bemoans the lack of academic judgement on matters of expensive smells. The Times Literary Supplement
Another bemoaned the lack of crèche facilities for dogs at the surgery. Times, Sunday Times
He typified the old-fashioned values of rugby that we all bemoan are going. Times, Sunday Times
He bemoaned the lack of quality at his disposal in recent weeks after a run of four games without a win. The Sun
Usually, opposition leaders bemoan the fact that they can only speak but have no power to act. Times, Sunday Times
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
In his inaugural address, Obama appealed for "a new era of responsibility," bemoaned "greed and irresponsibility" and "failure to make hard choices. LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines
When a Poor-spirited Creature that died at the same time for his Crimes bemoaned himself unmanfully, he rebuked him with this Question, Is it no Consolation to such a Man as thou art to die with Phocion? Spectator, August 2, 1711
The Central meanwhile were left to bemoan their lost opportunity to strike out.
But to call it a bias is a knee-jerk reaction that reeks of the lack of thoughtfulness that you yourself bemoan. Vote now! Wine Person of the Decade [the Naughties] | Dr Vino's wine blog
A mother bemoaned the layoff of the untenured special ed teacher who had taught her autistic child.
(I'll leave aside Lithwick's ongoing effort, which Jonathan Adler has aptly remarked on before, to reposition herself from her previous role as a perpetrator of the "vicious slash-and-burn character attack" to her new role as a hypersensitive bemoaner of any criticism of nominees.) Bench Memos
The Times bemoans this development, acknowledging the commercial nature of Broadway theater, but wishing the stage itself could remain ad free.
Arjan bemoans our rapid consensus of opinion.
He bemoaned the way the 2003 fixtures had been arranged with the big clubs playing each other in the first five weeks, saying it would take away the mid-season excitement.
Our critic bemoans the lack of academic judgement on matters of expensive smells. The Times Literary Supplement
Karin Almonte , a 31-year-old messenger from Washington Heights, bemoaned the ban as he watched a man wave a wand that spawned giant, translucent bubbles near the bandshell just south of Central Park's Bethesda Terrace. Hot Air Over City's New Smoking Ban
I guarantee as this thread plays out it will be salted with philippics from rabid Palin lovers bemoaning "all the hate" being spewed by loathsome Liberals because they are so "scared" of her. Palin attorney warns media over 'defamatory' charges
The move comes amid criticism of sartorial standards, often led by some press coverage bemoaning the supposed display of too much flesh at race meets, and marks a significant change to previous years, when female race-goers were advised that "many ladies wear hats". Royal Ascot pins down hat guidelines
Bal, who co-wrote "A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel", bemoaned "a lack of ambition and a repetitiveness of theme and setting", in part because authors in their early 30s or younger have been largely shaped by post-liberation India after the opening up of the economy in the early 90s. Moneycontrol Top Headlines
At the time, Yang bemoaned, "A dignified, nonhysterical account of our peculiar sufferings untethered to the American upper middle class's Ivy League fixation and richly justified fear of national decline remains elusive. Silpa Kovvali: Tiger Brother: An Interview With Wesley Yang
Some British shareholders have bemoaned the fact that a national asset was being sold into foreign ownership. Times, Sunday Times
He bemoaned the lack of quality at his disposal in recent weeks after a run of four games without a win. The Sun
For the retentive types who extra time on their hands to copy-edit others’ posts: yes I know how bemoan is actually spelled. Chick-lit strikes back
The prince bemoaned his lack of experience: all he knew in life was how to be a naval officer. Times, Sunday Times
Sari was bemoaning the plight of the hero on screen.
Like many writers, Phillips bemoans the way in which the publishing industry is now dominated by a handful of all-powerful conglomerates.
No bemoaning of luck or excuses of an off night can hide the facts this time.
Chouake bemoaned just one Senator as being unmalleable - Virginia Senator Jim Webb - though they successfully procured 491 meetings with other members of Congress during the campaign. Jewish-American PAC Boasts of Instigating War With Iran
Her tone was that of a conservative reactionary bemoaning the collapse of family values.
Instead of just bemoaning your fate, why not do something to change it?
No, we are concerned here with people who trust only in themselves and are never satisfied - the perennial worryguts, always grasping, always bemoaning their lot - those who fret if they can't get what they want.
Instead of bemoaning the losses, this suburban church has decided to be positive about the people it has sent elsewhere in the Kingdom. Christianity Today
I've always bemoaned these losses, but never exactly mourned the loss of a station.
As befits the trade, antique dealers are gabby and knowledgeable and prone to bemoaning that things aren't what they used to be.
Replays showed the striker was offside as Huth played the ball on in a crowded penalty area, leaving the Derby County manager, Nigel Clough, to bemoan his luck. Stoke City's cup concentration pays dividends at Derby County
By now the muddy patch should have been completely blacktopped, Phipps bemoaned to himself silently, with major construction in full swing. Unearthly Asylum
Espying a sinister pattern behind these events, Grose bemoans what she characterizes as a horrid resurgence of puritanism that has become a common attitude among young females and is somehow perverting even once-sensible feminists such as Ms. Klausner: Political Mavens
Elizabeth loudly bemoans the tendency of the younger generation to career hop - ‘Just one was enough for us!’
Coincidentally, I was just listening to some sort of pundit on NPR this morning didn't catch his name bemoaning all ... Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2008 – September – 10
At the shareholder meeting to approve the deal, they were bemoaning the loss of their 10% discount card. Times, Sunday Times
People bemoaned the looks of hatchbacks because they didn't look like a regular four door sedan, causing the decline of the image of cars because of their most useful feature.
Instead, the producers seemed to think Belle needed to be "humanized," which translates into much melodramatic angst and bemoaning the fact she can't have a romantic relationship while maintaining her call girl career. Jayme Lynn Blaschke's Gibberish
Adam Levy remembers that, as the label flourished, his father bemoaned the Robinsons’ “uncontrollable” spending. Hip-Hop Happens
Many of us have been ringing the homogenization bell for a long time, and bemoaning the accelerating disappearance of the kinds of small, personality-rich shops that Jane Jacobs heroized in her landmark "Death and Life of Great American Cities. Adam Hanft: New York City Continues to Turn Into Cleveland; News from the Center for an Urban Future
It noted that if it did repatriate cash it could change the company's effective tax rate; companies typically bemoan the high taxes on repatriated cash, and hope the U.S. government declares a temporary tax break on repatriation as it has occasionally done in the past. Hasbro Profit Slips 15% on Weak Board-Game Sales
Which words being ended, she withdrew her selfe towards the middest of the Tarras, despairing of escaping (with life) from the heates violence; and not once onely, but infinite times beside (among her other grievous extreamities) she was ready to dye with drought, bemoaning incessantly her dolorous condition. The Decameron
A more vain politician might have bemoaned the cramped conditions, the indifferent beds, the miles to be covered every day, the rushed meals.
The farmer bemoaned his loss.
He is passionate about theatre, but bemoans the pressures which it is put under in Britain, thanks to underfunding.
The prince bemoaned his lack of experience: all he knew in life was how to be a naval officer. Times, Sunday Times
How she sees her destiny is a more vital and rewarding quest than bemoaning her past, with its humiliations and sufferings. Albert Lutuli - Nobel Lecture
The argument that the objectification of women in comics is alright simply because it's "always been that way" should be null because superhero comic creators (editors and publishers, to be specific) are constantly bemoaning the fact that they can't get a foothold in the "Dora the Explorer" "Hannah Montana" market. It’s Star … Ms. Sapphire if you’re nasty | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
Without Iraq, he would right now be growing a beard in Crawford happily forgotten, and the evangelicals would be packing up their pitchforks and bemoaning their fates in their little bethels in the mid-west.
He has since bemoaned the lack of attention devoted to it. Times, Sunday Times
I've always bemoaned these losses, but never exactly mourned the loss of a station.
Richins oscillated, one minute bemoaning the stress, the next saying he was getting better and just needed time. For football coach back from war, it's like starting over
He was bemoaning the fact that lawyers charge so much.
Critics initially bemoaned bungled handovers from London and perceived parochialism.
Your teenager is bemoaning a prominent pimple, and the day before the dance too!
Veteran climbers bemoan the increasing commercialisation of high peaks such as Everest and K2.
Among the earliest uses of the term popular culture is an anonymous Contemporary Review editorial, reprinted under that title in the New York Times, bemoaning its lack. Archive 2009-09-01
After lots of stuff about how fast the business was growing and the 9 billion of bonds it has issued, he bemoans the lack of entrepreneurs there. Times, Sunday Times
At the time, Yang bemoaned, "A dignified, nonhysterical account of our peculiar sufferings untethered to the American upper middle class's Ivy League fixation and richly justified fear of national decline remains elusive. Silpa Kovvali: Tiger Brother: An Interview With Wesley Yang
He has since bemoaned the lack of attention devoted to it. Times, Sunday Times
The rest were disappointed, miserable creatures in unwarm beds , tearfully bemoaning their fate.
This is the programme for anyone who has ever bemoaned a total lack of sleep, or simply wished for a sound night's slumber.
Some British shareholders have bemoaned the fact that a national asset was being sold into foreign ownership. Times, Sunday Times
The public likes to bemoan a difficult and wildly diva, hellish in rehearsal, magnanimous on stage, humble in the face of her art.
Coincidentally, I was just listening to some sort of pundit on NPR this morning didn’t catch his name bemoaning all the stupid distractions from, you know, the “substance” of the campaign season, because there really are very substantive differences between Obama and McCain. The Stupid Campaign Season Distraction
He bemoans today's generation for not sharing that wish to make a difference but admits politics today ‘bores me completely’.
Ms. Samson bemoans Jordan's recent move to prosecute foreign speech that "libels" Islam. Freedom to Speak or to Cause Injury?
The auction houses quite wisely retreated, leaving specialist dealers bemoaning what they alleged were short-sighted policies.
He bemoans the shortage of trained music teachers and a paucity of school music lessons.
Yet, when all is said and done, we still live the same pathetic handful of decades bemoaned by the author of Psalm 90: “The number of our days is seventy years, or if generously given, then eighty…” and this is the ultimate rebuke to our clumsy modern way of being. In the Valley of the Shadow
We can laugh at, or bemoan, the triviality of the media.
Though it was bemoaned at the time, some commentators have viewed this factor more positively as a herald of twentieth-century patterns of fertility.
There has been a lot of complaining about it, a good deal of bemoaning our situation.
Bemoaning thus, by dumous path, they crushed the cycad's growth, Dot and the Kangaroo
He frequently bemoans the absence of suitable role models for them.
As Cherwell's editorial bemoans of our current situation, a solution is elusive.
I mean, with wars going in two nations most Americans can't find on a map and thousands dying or coming home in pieces after having their deployments extended over and over again (while at the same time being prevented from leaving the service when their enlistment is up), who wouldn't rather obsesses over some missing white woman or other, or bemoan the steroidal state of professional baseball? America The Stupid
Another bemoaned the lack of crèche facilities for dogs at the surgery. Times, Sunday Times
Kenny bemoans the loss of that sense of community.
At the end of his speech, Mr Cameron made an ambitious leap from bemoaning social segregation to blaming government intervention per se. Multiculturalism: Mr Cameron's crude caricature solves no problems | Observer editorial
Ludicrously, he bemoans that these fees are "unfair," yet they are continuing to be imposed with residents dragged to court while he does nothing!
Instead of bemoaning the losses, this suburban church has decided to be positive about the people it has sent elsewhere in the Kingdom. Christianity Today
He has since bemoaned the lack of attention devoted to it. Times, Sunday Times
The prince bemoaned his lack of experience: all he knew in life was how to be a naval officer. Times, Sunday Times
Universities and other research establishments bemoan their lack of funds.
And if you type the word "affluenza" into Amazon's search engine, you'll come up with four books and a PBS special bemoaning our rise from poverty. There Is No Upside to a Down Economy
Tired of singing back-up for Toni, Tamar openly bemoans the lack of attention on her and her nonexistent solo career in the only attention-grabbing way she can: affixing domain names to the end of sentences. Top Moments: Good Wife's Bad News and Office's New Boss
He bemoans the loss of hard news in colour supplements to the worlds of advertising and fashion. Times, Sunday Times
Usually, opposition leaders bemoan the fact that they can only speak but have no power to act. Times, Sunday Times
A mother bemoaned the layoff of the untenured special ed teacher who had taught her autistic child.
As befits the trade, antique dealers are gabby and knowledgeable and prone to bemoaning that things aren't what they used to be.
Inevitably, a bunch of those recruits will cause heartbreak by either decommitting, asking out of National Letters of Intent, or enrolling and then transferring -- and jilted coaches will bemoan this as part of an epidemic that's hurting the sport. CNN.com
Many of our readers will recall a certain Henry IV in Shakespeare’s plays of that name bemoaning the fact that “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Archive 2007-01-01
They bog down in the day-to-day administration of a small business and bemoan the lack of time to draw.
Hylas, nor was the rapt of Polyxena more throbbingly resented and condoled by Priamus and Hecuba, than this aforesaid accident would be sympathetically bemoaned, grievous, ruthful, and anxious to the woefully desolate and disconsolate parents. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
The young American bemoaned the wet and cold of the Pennines, disconcerted by their bleakness that inspired the Brontes more than a century before.
Pallace, yea, most of the men and women dwelling in the Cittie, the bodie of Gabriello being laide in the midst of the Court, upon the white Damaske shrowd given by Andreana, with infinite Roses and other sweet Flowers lying theron: and such was the peoples love to him, that never was any mans death, more to be bemoaned and lamented. The Decameron
In his early days he fished the river and followed the groups on the bogs but as he grew older his attitude to these sports changed and in later years often bemoaned the absence of the grouse's cackle on the moors in the autumn evenings.
They bemoaned their domestic trials and, like young bachelors in love, sought to divine the whims of the women in their lives. American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the Modern Era
Bal, who co-wrote "A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel," bemoaned "a lack of ambition and a repetitiveness of theme and setting," in part because authors in their early 30s or younger have been largely shaped by post-liberation India after the opening up of the economy in the early 90s. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
Seaboldt said to his partners, bemoaning the weather for climbing into the 40s. Ice-Fishing Season Melts Away
After lots of stuff about how fast the business was growing and the 9 billion of bonds it has issued, he bemoans the lack of entrepreneurs there. Times, Sunday Times
When a Poor-spirited Creature that died at the same time for his Crimes bemoaned himself unmanfully, he rebuked him with this Question, Is it no Consolation to such a Man as thou art to die with _Phocion? The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays
When a communist Oswald snuffed out JFK, the anti-anti-communists in the Democratic Party completed their takeover of the party; snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Vietnam; nominated and elected a bemoaner of our "inordinate fear of communism"; appeased communists in Nicaragua; and, publicly and surreptitiously aided and abetted the Soviet-desired nuclear freeze and opposition to intermediate missiles in Europe. Race42008.com
He has frequently bemoaned the absence of sequins and glitter in recent national finals.
As the village suffers its first losses at the frontline, conscientious objector George (Thomas), a teacher, is ostracised for refusing to dish out corporal punishment at the local school, flat-footed Cecil (Bird) bemoans a lack of beer, and caddish, cowardly Bert (Sweet) sets his cap at a grieving widow. Chickens: What The Inbetweeners did next
Bemoaning the state of British arts in general, she animadverted concerning our undoubted satirical prowess: "It's easy for us, it's what we do? we just lift an arse cheek and out it comes. Rude Britannia: British Comic Art, at Tate Britain
With rising delays and many more lengthy and expensive trials, victims bemoan how this cumbersome, impersonal system treats them. Times, Sunday Times
White House says no one "bemoaned" Bush vacations? Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack
Traditional purists will bemoan these suggestions as a dilution of tradition.
One starts the connection with his espousal of askesis as a response to explain his statement that rather than bemoaning dulled pleasures, Foucault and the Hedgerow History of Sexuality
Whether we celebrate or bemoan the loss of the old certitudes, we need at least to be alert to what values may fill the space left by them.
And so, finally, as others bemoan the death of American leadership, a candidate has the hubris to invoke a grand dream and the media and others pile on. Rick Tumlinson: Big Ideas in Small Times
Those in the habit of bemoaning Montreal's supposedly dead art scene will be biting their tongues hard this summer as imported art stars, local luminaries and great talents invade our galleries, museums and green spaces.
In Major League Baseball, meantime, the Yankees are bemoaning revenue sharing while White Sox General Manager Ken Williams used the word "asinine" to describe the possibility that Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols could land a $30 million a year contract. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
With rising delays and many more lengthy and expensive trials, victims bemoan how this cumbersome, impersonal system treats them. Times, Sunday Times
He also bemoaned today's monochrome screens and small displays.
Yet what woman after woman at the conference bemoaned was the lack of an informal kind of investment structure in Belfast. Times, Sunday Times
McLuhan partly bemoaned the rise of the alphabet because it helped destroy an "aural" space that he believed was "cooler. The inevitability of voice
ANC MPs, like many of their NP predecessors, prize party loyalty above allegiance to the constitutional principle of parliamentary oversight, leading Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu to bemoan the 'sycophancy' of ANC MPs ... ANC Today
Pluto-philes and astronomers, too have always bemoaned the fact that the best image of the principal dwarf planet wase just a fuzzy, pixelized haze. New Hubble Images Show Pluto is Changing | Universe Today
I think the war looms over everything," said Karl Rove this month in bemoaning his boss's poll numbers. May 2006
This follows years of complaints from small shopkeepers and liberal commentators who bemoan supermarket's retail dominance.
Not so, he says, bemoaning the repeated regurgitation of this non-remark. Times, Sunday Times
As I drove to work on Friday morning, the last mentioned was bemoaning the fact that local calypsonians seem to vanish the minute the street jump-ups are over.
It also bemoans the city's refusal to release the dossiers to the people discussed within them.
Even now, legislators and other government officials bemoan its vacuity and lack of detailed initiatives.
We hold it to a very high standard, are quick to bemoan its lapses, critique it almost as a public sport.
While the bigheads have been predicting (and bemoaning) the postliterate society, the kids have been supplementing their Potter with the narratives of Lemony Snicket, the adventures of teenage mastermind Artemis Fowl, Philip Pullman's challenging His Dark Materials trilogy, the Alex Rider adventures, Peter Abrahams 'superb Ingrid Levin-Hill mysteries, the stories of those amazing traveling blue jeans. Stephen King Rails Against Deathly Hallows Reviewers
They bemoaned their failure to pick up English as fast as their children could, plaintively chorusing, ‘Spanish is written the way you say it!’
Although this, of course, brings its own frustrations: Sama bemoans the fact that the grime producers aren't getting famous in their own right, for their own sound "while a thousand identikit 'Shoreditch bass' producers who all sound the same get the limelight". Grime's still standing, better than anything
During an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News which aired Sunday September 7, 2009, Barack Obama bemoaned what he claimed were insidious Republican attempts to "promulgate," falsely, his "Muslim connections. YID With LID
Characters take turns bemoaning their frustrations or looking at the unattainable perfection of the stars.
Alexander McQueen was one of the last designers who believed that fashion is an art — a master of the gothic and theatric who often bemoaned the constraints on his creativity, as he struggled to adapt to an industry that is becoming ever-more commercial amid pressure to make products that sell. British Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen Dies
After lots of stuff about how fast the business was growing and the 9 billion of bonds it has issued, he bemoans the lack of entrepreneurs there. Times, Sunday Times
Here's a rapper who's capable of making a sincere connection with his audience, so much so that he can get you on his side even when bemoaning the trials and tribulations of excessive wealth.
Such is the nature of journalism and it is perhaps futile to bemoan it.
Despite the drawbacks, Anne said she truly wants to stay in the area but bemoans the lack of amenities for her kids.
It happened at one time he heard his mother (for see neither of them could, as to decern in so dark a place) bemoan her condition. A History of Elizabethan Literature
At the shareholder meeting to approve the deal, they were bemoaning the loss of their 10% discount card. Times, Sunday Times
Yet what woman after woman at the conference bemoaned was the lack of an informal kind of investment structure in Belfast. Times, Sunday Times
Every year those of us engaged in the world of books and the written word bemoan losses in publishing. Marcia Meier: At Least She's Writing...
They're not bemoaning teenagers, fuelled by anger and betrayal; they are sisterhood driven by their sheer love of making music.
Therefore, bemoaning the past or longing for a return of foregone days in some way denies the person one already is.
As the nation bemoans the prospect of new tax rises, we may take consolation from the fact that we are not the first to suffer.
When we first arrived here I was bemoaning the fact that I had left my marvelous hair colourist in London.
Digital scolds bemoan tweeting as the ultimate signifier of our busted attention spans, but old-timey newspapers used to run randomized factoidal gibberish like this by the yard. Chicago Reader
If he continually bemoaned such circumstances he would find himself out of tune with his own support, who have no stomach for even genuine excuses.
Weil bemoans the fact that the ban was the only one of twenty-five commission recommendations adopted.
Bemoaning his mangled truck, which was upside down in a ditch when officers arrived, Surachai told police that he had been returning home from Sattahip when he collided with a bridge abutment and lost control.
Instead of just bemoaning your fate, why not do something to change it?
Mourinho described the second leg in Barcelona as "mission impossible" as he continued to bemoan his side's treatment by the referee. Messi Leads Barcelona Over Madrid
Waves of immigrants from Canada and Europe provoked jeremiads bemoaning the demise of New England's Anglo-Puritan colonial heritage.
They have been described as the quintessential English pop group, with a string of hits bemoaning late-teen angst.
He bemoans the loss of hard news in colour supplements to the worlds of advertising and fashion. Times, Sunday Times
He bemoans the 'tsunami' of 1920s semis and, especially, the despoliation wreaked by the car. Times, Sunday Times
Spend too much time with a bunch of would-be bohos bemoaning their chosen lot in life, and you may start to yearn for a simple-minded superhero knockdown fest.
Journalists and economists justifiably bemoan the obscene compensation packages awarded to corporate officers.
He bemoans the shortage of trained music teachers and a paucity of school music lessons.
Kelly Holmes has been out of the army for six years now but still she bemoans the fact that her sex precluded her from getting into the boxing ring and pummelling a few people.
If viewers deplore dearth of quality films, some producers bemoan lack of quality film viewers.
Meanwhile, a Times reporter in Kitwe reported that car dealers there have bemoaned the increase on excise duty on imported saloon cars.
Though I'm a staunch descriptivist in linguistic matters, I can still bemoan some changes in the language - I just don't call them ‘wrong,’ once they happen.
When we first arrived here I was bemoaning the fact that I had left my marvelous hair colourist in London.
I've read other blogs and things bemoaning the fact that Christmas in Japan is not about religion, only about presents.
Journalist Powers bemoans the reigning dogma of digital maximalism that requires us to divide our attention between ever more e-mails, text messages, cellphone calls, video streams, and blinking banners, resulting, he argues, in lowered productivity and a distracted life devoid of meaning and depth. August « 2010 « An A-Z of ELT

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