- present participle of regret.
regretting
Example Sentences
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“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
"I will not go home regretting not trying, I will do everything in my power to be in that starting gate."
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Arsenal may have left Nottingham Forest on Saturday night regretting a missed opportunity.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
He knew now that he might do so without regretting it.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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