His painful injury was lamentable; everyone was sorry for him.
to covet another's property.
There are plenty of ways you could use the word covet in a sentence. You could advise someone not to covet their neighbor for example.
My rash initial reaction resulted in lamentable consequences. Was your car wreck lamentable?
The death of his best friend made him very lamentable
It was lamentable that so many people lost their lives during the long, brutal war.
To covet things that do not belong to you is considered a sin.
While the cancelling of the state tournament is lamentable, we must keep our athletes safe from terror threats. The fact that you lost your glasses is lamentable, but it's certainly not the end of the world.
See root word definition, "lament." In a sentence: "Yes, his suspension from school as a result of cheating is lamentable. (Caused him and others bad consequences that he now regrets, and wishes he hadn't) There is another use of lament/lamentable: To mourn, or express sorrow for someone or something good in the past that is now gone. "Lover's Lament" He or she is sad that the relationship has ended.
Answer"This is a lamentable example of American education.":)AnswerShe made a lamentable decision when she left her husband.
Covet is used when you really really really really want something that usually is cherished by someone else. usually something you keep to yourself ie/ I covet my sister's jewel encrusted music box. or I secretly covet the first place trophy. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife"
She couldn't help but covet her neighbor's new car.