I'm sorry

Example Sentences

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And then it falls on Justices Jackson and Sotomayor to be like, I’m sorry, what is the standard here?

From Slate • May 4, 2026

I’m sorry, where I come from, when you do a bad job, you don’t get a raise.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Noting that his parents were married for 63 years, Trump turned to Melania during the speech and remarked: "That's a record we won't be able to match, darling, I'm sorry."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I’m sorry for your loss of your mother.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

“I know things have been hard, Mira, since I lost my job. I’m sorry we can’t replace the phone, but I promise that as soon as I’m working again, everything will go back to normal.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas