as in lamenting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you
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Recent Examples of regretting
Anyone returning from a city trip and regretting not having eaten a Käsekrainer at the famous Betzinger sausage stand in front of the Albertina Museum will find a snack in the suite with various cheeses, ham, gherkins, and capers—an accidental direct hit.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Whatever the case, there’s likely plenty of weekend one festivalgoers who may be regretting not going for the second show instead.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
And far from regretting the decision, Loveall is actually planning to add more freckles at another tattoo appointment on April 27.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
In the play, Jim Hacker — like Boris Johnson before him — is portrayed as having been for and against Brexit simultaneously, ultimately voting against it and regretting it deeply.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The team, annually regretting letting Jessie Bates walk out the door after 2022, finally paid up to provide stabilization to the back end manned with underachieving Band-Aids for three seasons.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But the city fathers of Philadelphia, regretting 1926 and determined not to miss the next opportunity, had begun planning for the Bicentennial in the nineteen-fifties.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Whatever the case, there’s likely plenty of weekend one festivalgoers who may be regretting not going for the second show instead.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
And far from regretting the decision, Loveall is actually planning to add more freckles at another tattoo appointment on April 27.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
In the play, Jim Hacker — like Boris Johnson before him — is portrayed as having been for and against Brexit simultaneously, ultimately voting against it and regretting it deeply.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The team, annually regretting letting Jessie Bates walk out the door after 2022, finally paid up to provide stabilization to the back end manned with underachieving Band-Aids for three seasons.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But the city fathers of Philadelphia, regretting 1926 and determined not to miss the next opportunity, had begun planning for the Bicentennial in the nineteen-fifties.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regretting
lamenting
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Word of the restaurant’s closure quickly spread on social media, with many lamenting the departure of the Fells Point mainstay.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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Whitehall’s opening monologue included jokes about his upcoming wedding (to model partner Roxy Horner), largely lamenting the cost and need to socialize with so many people.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Regretting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regretting. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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