feel remorse

Example Sentences

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And I try to really, honestly feel remorse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

He said people could still feel remorse but "lapse" in certain situations.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

“There is not a day that goes by when I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai,” he said, his voice breaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

"Rats are intelligent, sentient animals. They are capable of complex feelings and emotions, they feel remorse," said Parsons, a behavioral scientist who specializes in academic research relating to rat pheromones.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2022

I would have liked to have tried explaining to him cordially, almost affectionately, that I had never been able to truly feel remorse for anything.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus