send regrets
Example Sentences
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His decision to send regrets underscored a lingering question: Should the event have been held at all?
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, 83, also had to send regrets after a stroke in March.
From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2019
Adding to the guilt-free canceling is the assumption that we’re glued to our smartphones, which means that people often wait to the last moment to send regrets.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012
I did not know that it was improper to send regrets to a commanding officer when ordered to do anything.
From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
At the Party.—If one accepts an invitation to a card party she is supposed to have sufficient proficiency to play the game proposed with some degree of credit; otherwise she should promptly send regrets.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
