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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of deplore.

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Examples

  • The only thing about it to he deplored is that it was unsuccessful.

    The Capture of Jefferson Davis 1865

  • Sublime and intellectual as were these enlightened principles of morality, how vastly to be deplored is the fact that they are not more generally and permanently entertained.

    Life in the Rocky Mountains 1844

  • The UN envoy for the freedom of expression deplored the use of the media by Mexico's violent drug gangs during a visit to Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday.

    MyWire: MyWire Top Stories 2010

  • The UN envoy for the freedom of expression deplored the use of the media by Mexico's violent drug gangs during a visit to Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday.

    Raw Story 2010

  • The American delegate rejected the resolution for singling out one country, while the Israeli representative said that he "deplored" the resolution and pledged that "Israel will not cooperate in any matter."

    Hope, Hype, and the Many Faces of Barack Obama Hamdan Azhar 2010

  • The American delegate rejected the resolution for singling out one country, while the Israeli representative said that he "deplored" the resolution and pledged that "Israel will not cooperate in any matter."

    Hamdan Azhar: Hope, Hype, and the Many Faces of Barack Obama 2010

  • The Group of Eight, the club of the world's richest economies, issued a statement during a meeting of foreign ministers in Trieste, Italy, saying it "deplored" the post-election violence.

    Tehran Hard-Liners Seek to Show Their Dominance 2009

  • They "deplored" the "sexist attacks against Senator Clinton that have circulated in the media."

    Jon Wiener: Anti-Hillary Sentiment On The Rise Among Leading Feminists 2008

  • They "deplored" the "sexist attacks against Senator Clinton that have circulated in the media."

    Jon Wiener: Feminist Leaders Oppose Hillary, Endorse Obama 2008

  • The leaders expressed support for all peace efforts after devastating wars in the vast country, and "deplored" a massacre of Congolese refugees in neighbouring Burundi last week, as well as a foiled coup in

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

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