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
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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Roberts did bemoan a walk in each of the first two innings that proved costly.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
But, of course, the Fairness Police diverted their attention away from NBA officiating to bemoan the — checks notes — exemptions afforded to the Zurich Classic champions.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Yet while plenty of people bemoan the death of the big-screen romantic comedy—essays about this very problem arrive on schedule every few years or so, like impatient cicadas—nobody seems all that sad about the demise of chick lit.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
But, of course, the Fairness Police diverted their attention away from NBA officiating to bemoan the — checks notes — exemptions afforded to the Zurich Classic champions.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Yet while plenty of people bemoan the death of the big-screen romantic comedy—essays about this very problem arrive on schedule every few years or so, like impatient cicadas—nobody seems all that sad about the demise of chick lit.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bemoan. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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bemoan
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be·moan
bi-ˈmōn 
: to express grief over
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