sorry
Example Sentences
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Panish replied: “You never once said you were sorry before you came just now after the jury awarded the money against your wife, did you, sir?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
At the time, Rudin acknowledged his "history of troubling interactions with colleagues" and said he was "profoundly sorry for the pain my behaviour caused to individuals, directly and indirectly".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Michael Vaughan said he "feels sorry" for batters over the state of the Lord's pitch after 33 wickets fell on the opening two days of the first Test between England and New Zealand.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“We want to express how sorry we are that these principled, fair and honest journalists were treated so shabbily, with such indecency,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“Don’t you dare expect me to feel sorry for them,” Mutti said, not so threatening towards him as she had been, but still angry at him.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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