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Recent Examples of regrettably
But regrettably, since [Canadian Prime Minister] Pierre Trudeau’s administration, there’s been this drawdown in our defense.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These flashbacks, regrettably, take up significantly more run time than the baseball and are tragically boring.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Something has to be missing, regrettably different, or out of reach, and Rihanna has never been any of those.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for regrettably
David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These flashbacks, regrettably, take up significantly more run time than the baseball and are tragically boring.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Something has to be missing, regrettably different, or out of reach, and Rihanna has never been any of those.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for regrettably
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
Adverb
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Many of their soldiers, unfortunately, are gone.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
1 May 2026
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But unfortunately for The Onion, the Texas court system has once again prevented that plan from coming to fruition.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In a state where the most recent men’s pro sports title was celebrated in 1991, seeing die-hard fans in tears is sadly not uncommon.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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New subscribers will receive a unique promo code in a text message that can be used on purchases on the website or the app (not in-person, sadly).—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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Two hundred ten million years ago, two crocodile cousins tragically died side by side, according to Yale paleontologists who discovered this significant moment in time when crocodiles were diversifying before the rise of the dinosaurs.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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In February of that year, the president’s 11-year-old son Willie tragically died from typhoid fever in the White House.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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How many of my life decisions have been made in reaction to feeling unhappily married?—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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