sorry
Example Sentences
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In a message on the Lloyds app, the bank said: "Sorry, we're having a few technical problems. Logging in again may fix the issue, but if this doesn't help, please try again later."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Sorry to the housekeeper in El Paso and that young man in Arizona; she didn’t mean to scare you.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Sorry to be morbid, but were you close to death?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Riley, the writer-director behind 2018's "Sorry to Bother You," said he revisited the absurdist aesthetic of his first film because he found it helped convey his message.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“Yeah. Sorry, I forgot,” I say, trying to recover.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing sorry
"The Road Not Taken"
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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"The Giving Tree"
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