Definition of sorry
sorrier
;sorriest
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Examples of sorry in a Sentence
I'm sorry if I offended you.
She was sorry to hear about their divorce.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for saying that.
I'm sorry that I wasted your time.
What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.
That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.
Recent Examples of sorry from the Web
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Michael Leiter, sorry to see you on a Sunday morning like this again.
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Her decisions are not based on logic, but on feeling sorry for people, which is extremely frustrating.
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Parents Ana and Francisco Tamez are also sorry to see Jefferson shut its doors.
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Reduce the top marginal income tax rate in Virginia from 5 – sorry, from 5.75 – percent to 4.75 percent over the course of about a year.
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Mourners at funerals flip the bird and say sorry for your loss.
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A day earlier, starter Rich Hill got blistered — sorry — while looking creaky after an eight-day layoff that has many hoping the Dodgers stick to their promise to return to a five-man rotation.
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There's only room for my manic energy in a relationship, sorry bud.
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The city will reportedly bar any vehicle with less than four passengers (sorry Miata owners) from going through tunnels or over bridges into the city.
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Origin and Etymology of sorry
Middle English sory, from Old English sārig, from sār sore
First Known Use: before 12th century
Synonym Discussion of sorry
SORRY Defined for English Language Learners
sorry
playDefinition of sorry for English Language Learners
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: feeling sorrow or regret
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—used to express polite regret
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—used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way
SORRY Defined for Kids
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