Sentences with regret
re·gret
R r - I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since. [VERB noun]
- My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup.
- Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend
- 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said. [VERB noun]
- He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation.
- He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- To regret one's vanished youth.
- I sent her my regrets.
- I have had four acceptances and one regret.