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regretful

[ri-gret-fuhl] / rɪˈgrɛt fəl /


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Regretful as they may be after Sunday’s performance, optimism should rule the days throughout this week off.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Regretful: You say that you and your ex now have a cordial relationship, and so a note from you wouldn’t necessarily create a problem for her.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2022

Regretful: If you want your relationships to change, then you need to change.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2020

Q. Regretful snoop: My long-term boyfriend and I are moving in together in two days.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2016

Regretful forebodings aroused energetic efforts to check rival interests.

From Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by Thomas, C. H.




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