1The poet's lament for the fallen city was a powerful expression of collective grief.
2Is it possible to write a genuine lament in the age of social media, where emotions are reduced to hashtags and emojis?
3The mournful melody of the cello seemed to capture the lament of the entire nation in the aftermath of the disaster.
4Avoid using overly sentimental language in your lament; instead, focus on the raw emotion and the specific loss you are mourning.
5There is a long tradition of lament in literature, from the ancient Greek tragedies to modern elegies and dirges.