"Do you lament the success of Posey, wishing he had been here sooner," Evans said, "or do you celebrate the success of Posey, glad that he was able to develop in the farm system and get ready to hit the ground running?" Asked whether starting the season in the minors made his transition easier than if he had joined the team after spring training, Posey merely smiled.
Has her book club been a boon for literacy, or do you lament that any individual should wield so much power over the bestseller lists?
Each morning as you shower or brush your teeth do you lament, "I have to do this, every day, for the rest of my life!" You most likely hop into the shower as you think of your day's agenda, and look in the mirror, brushing your teeth as your thoughts are elsewhere.
And if you truly value your liberty as you lament, do you not find no difference in subjugation to a crown, a government or a business?
When all is said and done, you will lament the chances you didn't take far more than you will your failures.
In the end, if Frank Klopas and company don't make it above the thin red playoff line, future reflections on the 2013 season will likely begin with a tuneful lament: "Do you remember, that substandard month of September?" Indeed, after an August that saw the Men in Red go 3-1 vs. Eastern Conference opposition and battle their way up the table, the wheels fell off the red clown car.
Jeremy Driesen Pelham, N.Y., July 18 , 2010To the Editor: If you read Bob Herbert's column "Tweet Less, Kiss More" online, as many readers do, you get not only his lament about input overload, but also links to Facebook and Twitter, a comment trail, an e-mail contact, a phone linkup, a column archive and by my count about 100 other clickable links and icons that are typical of a Times Web page.
I do lament, however, the tragic impact that this has had on our broader economy". What do you think?
If you're a straight woman, maybe you need an emotional support network so that you don't lament your single status, or obsess about your man if you do have a partner.
"I feel so guilty!" she lamented, "and did you see the article in The New York Times today about Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" movement?
This year, enjoy being on your own with a significant other, two-legged or four, but don't lament that you're not at Fezziwig's tonight because no one else is, and that is the true wonder of Christmas.
