regretting

Example Sentences

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As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In the wake of Leicester's 36-17 win, all parties apologised, with TNT sorry that the ball was booted and Parling regretting his response to it.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The upshot: People can sometimes end up regretting sharing their stories.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

My mother kept looking over at him, worried he was already regretting marrying me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

She holds the line until she is tempted to hang up, wondering all the while if her husband is trying to reach her from home, regretting not having call waiting.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri