regretfully
adverb
re·gret·ful·ly
ri-ˈgret-fə-lē 
1
2
—used to say that something is regretted
Regretfully, I won't be able to help.
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Examples of regretfully in a Sentence
“I must leave now,” he said regretfully.
I must regretfully decline your invitation.
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Jade Gomez, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
In the bit, host Jimmy Fallon regretfully informed the audience that the singer would no longer be appearing as promised.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Next to him sits Saban, who seems to be looking off regretfully into space.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 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
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regretfully
adverb
re·gret·ful·ly
ri-ˈgret-fə-lē
1
: in a way that is full of regret
I must regretfully decline your invitation
2
: I regret : we regret
regretfully, we can't go
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