1.   A group of men stood nearby, angry and sad and lamenting their plight.

2.   In retirement, he laments the plight of the umpires and how baseball has allowed the position to fall into disrepute.

3.   It is not surprising, then, that a mainline Protestant minister will spend more time lamenting the plight of the whales than preaching the word of Jesus Christ.

4.   Miller is not alone in lamenting the plight of serious drama on Broadway, particularly drama that originates there.

5.   Switching from national priorities to personal ones, the president lamented the plight of veterans who find endless red tape when applying for health care and other benefits.

6.   With both parties claiming the mantle of family values, a rally this weekend to lament the plight of children in America has become an election-year battleground.