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Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
Recent Examples on the Web
Climate change, of course, plays a regrettable role in all of this.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
His pathetic anger parallels Allen’s regrettable career trajectory.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
But there were other regrettable incidents in which the culprit may have been simple human error and the ordinary bureaucratic disarray of any sizable public school.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Environmentalists and climate activists say the change in EU policies under the pressure of farmers is regrettable.
—Raf Casert, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl
: deserving regret
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