sorry
Example Sentences
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“It’s actually offensive, like deeply offensive, that her remarks still show zero accountability for what she did to them. Saying, ‘I’m sorry you got hurt,’ is not an apology,” Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"We are sorry for all that disruption we have caused," said Welsh Water's chief operating officer Steve Wilson.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“I’m so sorry you’re in this situation,” the Waldorfs recalled Shackelford saying.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
James, 47, has passed through this airport several times before, and feels sorry for foreign visitors.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The Garland family felt so sorry for her.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing sorry
"The Road Not Taken"
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"The Giving Tree"
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