rue
Example Sentences
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This decision will find an echo in “King Lear”; Lear, too, cites his age when giving the power to rule his kingdom to his daughters, and both characters live to rue their choices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
For now, though, manager Phil Parkinson could only rue the refusal of the officials to read the script.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
The visitors are still in the running for the championship but may rue not picking up a late bonus point in last week's win over Italy.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
The consumables that linger untouched, slowly dying in the fridge or pantry, leaving you to rue your choices like some sad, spoiled culinary ghost.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
“No doubt I shall rue my caution upon my deathbed, but after a long day in the saddle, a warm room sounds preferable to me.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing rue
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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