regret
Example Sentences
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"I understand how that wording may have been interpreted differently, and I regret that it was not clearer," he added.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“Feel bad in the sense that you regret you can’t go and that it will have an impact on people, but don’t let someone guilt-trip you or make you feel like you’re an irresponsible person.”
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Lufthansa offered its "regret" said it had embarked on an internal search "with the utmost care and urgency" to recover the Oscar.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Tech companies are rushing to trade their people for more chips, and some of them might come to regret the exchange, write Dan Gallagher and Asa Fitch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“Interfere, young man,” the Wicked Queen said almost absently, “and you’ll regret it. Now, May, I asked you a question. Why did you do that?”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing regret
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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