Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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Trump’s corruption of conservatism, evangelicalism, the law, the Constitution, and democracy has also had the regrettable effect of turning MAGA’s mouthpieces, including sitting lawmakers, into absolutely reprehensible ghouls.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
That the internecine fight went public was regrettable: spectators crowed for these race and gender studies nerds to go at each other, with the book taking arguably the greatest damage.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Given his age, Granlund’s next deal has all the makings of a regrettable one.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
This represented a regrettable state of affairs, according to Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 15 June 2025
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
That the internecine fight went public was regrettable: spectators crowed for these race and gender studies nerds to go at each other, with the book taking arguably the greatest damage.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Given his age, Granlund’s next deal has all the makings of a regrettable one.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
This represented a regrettable state of affairs, according to Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 15 June 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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