regrettably

adverb

Definition of regrettablynext
as in unfortunately

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Recent Examples of regrettably But the obstacles blocking James from joining the Wolves are, regrettably, manifold — money being the first and foremost. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 July 2026 His legacy at this point is confined to the unfunded mandates of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the equally unfunded obligations created by ignoring a statute of repose for child abuse claims, regrettably upheld by a bare majority on the Maryland Supreme Court. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 Our original predictions about the abject lack of viability have been proven regrettably accurate. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 May 2026 His successes were public, but regrettably, so were his failures. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for regrettably
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
  1. unfortunately
  2. sadly
  3. lamentably
  4. tragically
  5. unhappily
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  • He also, unfortunately, ceded possession to PSG’s counter-press, contributing to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s thunderous strike taking the lead.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But unfortunately life gets in the way of this triumphant moment in a young person’s life when her mother Elizabeth’s (Melanie Lynskey) cancer returns.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfortunately
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  • My summer dresses will sadly be retired in the coming weeks, but a denim midi skirt is the ideal swap on days when I can’t be bothered to wear jeans.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Culture matters, and too often sadly those who are being asked to pay the price of climate change are not those who were putting carbon into the atmosphere in the first place.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
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  • The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Definition of lamentably
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  • However, his attempt is tragically interrupted when his rival racer, angry over losing money because of Cole, causes his car to crash.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On August 31, 1997, Diana died tragically in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tragically
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  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of unhappily

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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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