Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s also a partisan cynicism embedded in this calculation—that Trump’s second term isn’t really the fascist threat that Democrats warned about on the campaign trail but a regrettable interlude that must be waited out.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Jacob Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans’ younger self, stumbling into an engagement with a girlfriend from a wealthy family (Olivia DeJonge) while falling in love with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young), a bohemian youngster who has clearly done some regrettable matrimonial stumbling herself.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s also a partisan cynicism embedded in this calculation—that Trump’s second term isn’t really the fascist threat that Democrats warned about on the campaign trail but a regrettable interlude that must be waited out.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Jacob Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans’ younger self, stumbling into an engagement with a girlfriend from a wealthy family (Olivia DeJonge) while falling in love with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young), a bohemian youngster who has clearly done some regrettable matrimonial stumbling herself.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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