sorrowfully

Example Sentences

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And poor old dad abashedly admits that was too true and sorrowfully seeks to make amends with his kids.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

On several occasions, he sorrowfully shook his head.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022

It features a more demure production and Polachek sorrowfully singing, “Tryna find the lightswitch in the dark / burying the good girl I know I’m not,” with a simple strumming guiding her despair.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

“We also sorrowfully acknowledge the historical and ongoing trauma and the legacy of suffering and challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples that continue to this day.”

From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2021

But I don’t see any backup coming from my fellow servers, each of whom has slipped into her own personal funk; Gail, my role model, stares sorrowfully at a point six inches from her nose.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich