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Recent Examples of regrettably
Meager compensation by today’s standards, and, regrettably, considering the extended time, paltry back then.
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Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
This film is here to praise him and, regrettably, bury him, just not in a metaphorical sense.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Now a grand finale is upon us in this third film installment, bringing back many franchise regulars such as Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern (regrettably, Maggie Smith, who ruled the roost as the Dowager Countess, passed away in 2024).
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Trump has regrettably already taken off the table NATO membership for Ukraine, which would represent the most credible security guarantee, since Moscow has never attacked a NATO member.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regrettably
Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
This film is here to praise him and, regrettably, bury him, just not in a metaphorical sense.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Now a grand finale is upon us in this third film installment, bringing back many franchise regulars such as Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern (regrettably, Maggie Smith, who ruled the roost as the Dowager Countess, passed away in 2024).
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Trump has regrettably already taken off the table NATO membership for Ukraine, which would represent the most credible security guarantee, since Moscow has never attacked a NATO member.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
Adverb
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And unfortunately enough people take it.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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Injuries really took their toll on his career, unfortunately.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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It was sadly demolished in 1980 to make way for a parking lot, but its legacy lives on in the new club.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ella’s story is touching yet sadly not unique.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, Alex and Billie’s mother-daughter reunion is tragically short-lived.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
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After the post went viral, LaTinique told that her son has brought her mother a newfound joy eight years after the loss of her youngest brother Je'siah, who was tragically killed after being hit by a car at the age of two.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Now Daphne, unhappily affianced, has run off with one Hop Wingdale, a clarinet player for a band called the Klezmopolitans, and her mother and her would-be future husband have engaged Unamalgamated Ops to bring her home.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In season 3 of The Gilded Age, Gladys unhappily marries the Duke of Buckingham.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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