regrets

Example Sentences

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Quietly, writer-director Michael Sarnoski has made a niche for himself as a storyteller of regrets, of roads not taken.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Asked that spring about regrets, Powell reached for Frank Sinatra’s line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"This is one of my regrets, because the island is the most remote one, and they don't have enough medical centres, enough doctors."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Richard Edwards, defending, Lee had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and "bitterly regrets" his impulsive actions.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She seemed wistful, almost as if she did have regrets.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu