regret

Still, we all overtip or have moments where we pay for everyone’s meal, only to quietly regret it later.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

He felt particular regret about the many interests he had planned to pursue outside of work, for which he had never made time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I accept full responsibility for lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle and regret the distraction this situation has caused the fans and my family,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I regret what happened because of the impact on my family and the people I cared about and the consequences of going to prison," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I don’t regret what I did, at all.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“I live with many regrets and sincerely apologize to anyone I may have hurt through my actions,” said the onetime mogul, pale and sitting in a wheelchair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Do you have any regrets about letting former keyboardist Paul Carrack sing lead on 1981’s “Tempted,” which turned out to be one of the band’s biggest hits?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Thomas Tuchel regrets not eating any of the grass at the Azteca Stadium after England's World Cup win against Mexico.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Duveen had said nothing to the police at the time, but he had no regrets.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The MoD said it was fully committed to supporting the inquiry and that it regretted that it was "not as prompt or consistent as it should have been" in disclosing the documents.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

That’s when I said something I immediately regretted: “You didn’t mind spending $100,000 when Mark needed it.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I asked Cramer if he regretted telling the world about medbeds.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I saw the Lilith Fair documentary last year and got FOMO, I kind of regretted not playing” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

I took a giant gulp and instantly regretted everything.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

In the book, Steinem wrote that one longer-term result of the article was “realizing that all women are Bunnies. After feminism arrived in my life, I stopped regretting that I had written the article.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

"I will not go home regretting not trying, I will do everything in my power to be in that starting gate."

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

You could tell that Mr. Birkway was regretting that he had ever started this business with the journals, but all around the room people were shouting, “Yes, finish!” and so he reluctantly continued.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech