as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
the explorers forged ahead despite the regrettable loss of some of their companions
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Recent Examples of regrettable
Who among us has not said something regrettable in moments of stress, shock, or sadness?
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Palm Springs star recalled a regrettable incident at Radio City Music Hall during an episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Palm Springs star recalled a regrettable incident at Radio City Music Hall during an episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regrettable
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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