regretted
Example Sentences
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“She always regretted buying the items because they always end up sitting on the shelf while her bank balance just got smaller,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
He partly regretted his early effort to make income-tax withholding more efficient, seeing it as a stimulant to the growth of government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
I asked Cramer if he regretted telling the world about medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
It had been a rare break for Ophie, a return to the old patterns of her day, and she regretted it as soon as she saw the expression on Penelope’s face.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
