sorry
Example Sentences
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Riley, the writer-director behind 2018's "Sorry to Bother You," said he revisited the absurdist aesthetic of his first film because he found it helped convey his message.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
When he finally made it, he said: "Sorry I am late, but Tony Pulis is Tony Pulis and red wine is red wine."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Sorry, he told me; he wanted to play with Dad.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
After Francis’ trail-blazing recording, John Denver and Ella Fitzgerald performed waltz versions of “Who’s Sorry Now?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“We stopped by to talk for a moment. Sorry to interrupt supper.”
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
Vocabulary lists containing sorry
"The Road Not Taken"
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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"The Giving Tree"
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