sorriness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorriness
Noun
  • Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett also condemned the shooting and expressed his sorrow for the parents of the victims.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2025
  • We are filled with unbearable sorrow and despair at our loss.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • After the trial and sentencings, a noose of grief tightened around the DuFresne family.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
  • An unlikely victim Pam has been a grief counselor and a high school dean.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • To date, Operation UNITED has resulted in 33 positive identifications of people whose disappearance had left family members in anguish.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 16 June 2025
  • Even so, the movie’s forceful visual shocks (executed mostly with practical effects) are easier to bear than its restlessly mounting anguish.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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“Sorriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorriness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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