How to Use regret in a Sentence
- He says he doesn't regret anything that he's done in his life.
- She does not regret leaving him.
- I deeply regret what I said.
- He regrets not traveling more when he was younger.
- Don't say anything you might regret later.
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Netflix won the deal — and would soon come to regret it.
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John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
22 Nov. 2023
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Rivers didn’t regret the play call or the pass by Murphy.
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Ben Thomas | [email protected],
al,
13 Oct. 2022
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Powell, who died in 2021, would go on to regret the speech.
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Orlando Mayorquin,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2023
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That failed fake proved to be a turning point in the game, and one that Auburn will surely regret.
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Tom Green | [email protected],
al,
9 Oct. 2022
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Yet Ehrlich didn’t regret how the heat played out that night, for the show’s purposes, at least.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 May 2023
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When that happens, the rights-holders who sold the shares might regret doing so.
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WIRED,
26 Sep. 2023
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Others, though, came to regret calling the number on a HomeVestors ad.
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Propublica,
Dallas News,
18 May 2023
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Those who do uncover the series, of course, don’t tend to regret it.
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Manori Ravindran,
Variety,
22 July 2023
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The major networks will regret not putting this contest in its slate, but those with ESPN+ will be in for a treat.
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Michael Haag,
Dallas News,
3 Nov. 2022
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So maybe Campbell doesn’t have much to regret after all.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2024
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Even worse, half of those who share their status later regret it.
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Jonathan Passmore,
Quartz,
9 Nov. 2022
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Scott then revealed that she was subsequently kicked out of the match and didn't regret it.
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Emma Kershaw,
Peoplemag,
24 Jan. 2024
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That’s the decision Taylor and the offense wouldn’t regret.
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Mohammad Ahmad,
cleveland,
23 Oct. 2022
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Teams sometimes pivot to the next-best option on the market, and quickly regret it.
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2022
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If the Sixers and Clippers remain in that holding pattern for the next few months, both could grow to regret it.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
17 July 2023
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That's a body-altering change that a kid may later regret in life.
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Nbc Universal,
NBC News,
30 Apr. 2023
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Some of those involved with the Coffee County effort came to regret it.
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Danny Hakim,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2023
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Netz isn’t the only CEO to regret buying a fancy car (and that’s before accounting for the gas mileage).
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Jane Thier,
Fortune,
27 Nov. 2023
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At its core, Charlie is a breakup album, with lyrics that speak to loneliness and regret.
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Tim Chan,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2022
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No wonder that so many companies have come to regret top-down RTO.
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Gleb Tsipursky,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2023
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Propst came to regret his invention of the Action Office.
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IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2023
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Madonna regrets the inconvenience to fans and hopes to make it up to those markets in the future.
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Brian McCollum,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2023
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Still, what if a parent goes along with a name-change decision, only to have the child regret it later?
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Lisa Mulcahy,
Good Housekeeping,
23 Mar. 2023
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Her response was Édith Piaf, the legendary artist who died in 1963 and famously regretted nothing.
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Aurelien Breeden,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2024
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The just-for-the-cameras stunt was clearly meant to help hype the fight — as Paul was only wearing one glove — and Pump appeared to seriously, and immediately, regret agreeing to take the mighty blow.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2024
- She has no regrets about leaving him.
- My coworker gives her regrets for not being able to attend the meeting.
- My greatest regret is not going to college.
- It is with deep regret that he is announcing his resignation.
- To my regret, I never visited Europe.
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But, sure, lots of regrets by a lot of us from, from 9/11 on.
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Megan Barnes,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2023
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The reasons are all the same: too many regrets, too many apologies.
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Mike Postalakis,
Spin,
5 Sep. 2023
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The fear of missing out, FOMO, is an acute form of regret.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2024
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San Francisco is a city of Robert Wilsons, give or take the regret.
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Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2024
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Even those who play with a one-hander have their regrets.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2023
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But don’t be fooled—his biggest regret isn’t the mass sacking of his peers.
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Byorianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2023
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Nina, in turn, will ask her father to express his regrets—at the point of a gun.
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Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2024
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Jane says her illness, paired with the looming sense of regret, sent her home for the night after the Klute win.
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Liza Esquibias,
Peoplemag,
14 Jan. 2024
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But the choice of venue is even worse than many realize and seems bound to inspire a rush of regret.
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James Freeman,
WSJ,
26 Dec. 2023
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Any regrets about that pickup game the night before the first debate?
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Abc News,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2023
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The regret never eased for Scott’s grand niece, Tanya Broomfield, who had urged her aunt to move in with her.
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Cindy Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2024
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The plan was to write a long letter to my ex, something wrenching and sad that would fill him with regret.
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Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2023
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So all the regret was like, Well, other people are watching Game of Thrones.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2024
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In other words, Leona had no regrets about using the atomic bomb.
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Erica Huang,
Scientific American,
20 July 2023
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Stallone is very candid in the film and even admits to having regrets.
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Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2023
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Instead, the tone is mournful, suffused with dread and regret.
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Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2023
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The Celtics’ hopes of reaching the Finals for the second straight year and coming away with no regrets and a brand-new banner this time.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 May 2023
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In another light, though, this season is a source of some regret.
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Rory Smith,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2024
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Kelce is trying to keep it from being that way this week, expressing regret for his role in the fight.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Aug. 2023
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Some personal regrets that pushed her to swear off trends?
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2023
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Sydney Sweeney has no regrets about Madame Web and sees the film as a catalyst for other projects.
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Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2024
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These are songs about love and longing, regret and revenge, and the thrill of meeting someone who might just change your life.
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TIME,
25 Oct. 2023
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This is not due to survey fatigue but to survey regret.
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Bill Howatt,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2024
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There was a time when Mr. Santos expressed regret for some of those falsehoods.
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Michael Gold,
New York Times,
5 Dec. 2023
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The actor now looks back at the whole experience with regret.
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Jack Smart,
Peoplemag,
12 June 2023
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