sorry
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If you happen to live near a U.S. refinery, well, sorry to hear that, but you’ve probably noticed it’s very busy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In her final statement, she said "I'm sorry".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I’m really sorry for the inconvenience but I had to make sure everybody’s OK.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It's a results business and, unfortunately, we weren't able to get the results we wanted and for that I'm sorry," McCullum told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“That’s what Grandma called it back in the car. I’m sorry, I don’t know what that means,” I admit.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It would all be pretty boilerplate, but Mann’s anchoring appeal — his lean into Griffin’s modesty and decency — saves the movie from a sorrier fate.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
He scored 24 goals, including two hat-tricks, and, without him, United would have been in an even sorrier state than the one they ended up in.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
And sorrier still because there might not be many more of them in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2019
The one of us who dropped the mango is sufficiently sorry for her error, and even sorrier to discover that she has entirely misplaced her fork.
From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2017
The face she lifted to the woman was even sorrier than she realized, streaked with mud and tears.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
When he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011, one of the sorriest franchises in the NBA suddenly became the best show in basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Schofield recently revealed he believes his career is now over following the affair which he apologised for, calling it his "biggest, sorriest secret".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
Thomas played 10,363 consecutive snaps before that injury as one of the only dependable parts on one of the NFL’s sorriest franchises.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
“I am trying to vindicate rightfully the sorriest mistake that I have ever made in the practice of law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Once outside the barn, Pita stood behind me, staring at the sorriest sight we’d ever seen.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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"The Road Not Taken"
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