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Recent Examples of regretfully Next to him sits Saban, who seems to be looking off regretfully into space. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024 The new city manager, who makes a fraction of her predecessor, has regretfully received some very ugly messages. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024 Your email included a list of insecticides used that do give control but regretfully not all the pests are eliminated. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024 Colin has been rather bland in the first two seasons, and regretfully Newton's performance hasn't done much to give him life. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for regretfully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regretfully
Adverb
  • But sadly, the no-muss, no-fuss era of a single must-have national rail pass is over.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But sadly, after many rescue attempts, BSC closed for good in 2024, unable to overcome the financial issues that had plagued the school for decades.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Tom’s final epiphany related to his estranged son isn’t earned, but not because of Ruffalo; his performance cuts a fine line between bitterly self-destructive and warmly spiritual.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • San Francisco officials fought bitterly against Waymo and now-defunct Cruise robotaxis from General Motors, after their vehicles repeatedly blocked traffic and emergency vehicles, with Cruise the main perpetrator.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Noah Baumbach’s painfully incisive portrait of a family divorce among a remarkably prickly family of Brooklyn intellectuals finds so many ways to showcase its characters’ most brittle sides.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There was a recognition Amorim’s predecessors had assembled a painfully lopsided squad, while the club had lacked a football structure since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in May 2013.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Regretfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regretfully. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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