unlamented
adjective
un·la·ment·ed
ˌən-lə-ˈmen-təd 
: not grieved for : causing no mourning : not lamented
It made her look … like something out of a distant, unlamented past.—
Stephen Baxter
Stephen BaxterExamples of unlamented in a Sentence
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The Republican Party only had about a half-century to prepare for the end of Roe v. Wade yet is still scared and confused now that the late, unlamented decision is no longer with us.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022
The NCAA Tournament went on without me, unlamented.
—oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2020
Because at this point, we are safely removed from the threat of Japan's late and unlamented Imperial Army.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2020
The Fourth Republic, a carbon copy of the unlamented and uninspiring Third Republic, replaced the Provisional Government.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
Defenders point to the Supreme Court’s 1988 Morrison v. Olson ruling that upheld the late and unlamented independent counsel statute.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2018
In the short and unlamented Pardew era, the club's reputation took serious knocks both on and off the pitch.
—SI.com, 14 May 2018
The Mother Boxes of the unlamented DC Universe movie Justice League.
—Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
Abdullah seems to be a fairly popular leader, unlike Hosni Mubarak of Egypt or the late, unlamented Muammar Qaddafi of Libya.
—Richard McGill Murphy, Town & Country, 17 Dec. 2012
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022
The NCAA Tournament went on without me, unlamented.
—oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2020
Because at this point, we are safely removed from the threat of Japan's late and unlamented Imperial Army.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2020
The Fourth Republic, a carbon copy of the unlamented and uninspiring Third Republic, replaced the Provisional Government.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
Defenders point to the Supreme Court’s 1988 Morrison v. Olson ruling that upheld the late and unlamented independent counsel statute.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2018
In the short and unlamented Pardew era, the club's reputation took serious knocks both on and off the pitch.
—SI.com, 14 May 2018
The Mother Boxes of the unlamented DC Universe movie Justice League.
—Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
Abdullah seems to be a fairly popular leader, unlike Hosni Mubarak of Egypt or the late, unlamented Muammar Qaddafi of Libya.
—Richard McGill Murphy, Town & Country, 17 Dec. 2012
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“Unlamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlamented. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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