Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Mercy is an expansive tale about guilt and forgiveness that traces the ripple effects of one man’s most regrettable decision over five decades.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
That is the regrettable use: the version that saves money in the short term but hollows out the future talent pool.
—Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That this clash of needs lingers ominously over their latest achievement is deeply regrettable.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Mercy is an expansive tale about guilt and forgiveness that traces the ripple effects of one man’s most regrettable decision over five decades.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
That is the regrettable use: the version that saves money in the short term but hollows out the future talent pool.
—Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That this clash of needs lingers ominously over their latest achievement is deeply regrettable.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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