regrettably
adverb
re·gret·ta·bly
ri-ˈgre-tə-blē 
1
: to a regrettable extent
a regrettably steep decline in wages
2
: it is to be regretted
regrettably, they could not attend
Examples of regrettably in a Sentence
The progress of the work was regrettably slow.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
The film is worth catching mostly as an opportunity to enjoy Freaky Friday star Harris, an idiosyncratically charming actress who left behind a regrettably brief Hollywood résumé.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 13 June 2025
And regrettably, something that’s true in America right now is that the president of the United States has absolutely no regard, and in fact has contempt, for basic American principles and basic common decency.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
That doesn’t mean that there were not many victims, a disproportionate number of victims that regrettably should have been prevented, maybe by a better or more effective military operation.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettably. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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regrettably
adverb
re·gret·ta·bly
ri-ˈgret-ə-blē
1
: to an extent deserving regret
a regrettably big decline in wages
2
: it is regrettable : unfortunately
regrettably, I could not agree
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