sorry
Example Sentences
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Given her opportunity to address the court, Sangha admitted that her poor decisions had shattered people's lives, and that she was deeply ashamed and sorry for what she did.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
I feel sorry for Fed Chair Jerome Powell because he is in this impossible situation.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The possibility of him suiting up in Wolverine yellow, sorry, maize and blue makes me want to sign onto the next Artemis mission, so long as it abandons me on Pluto.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the BMA's resident doctor committee, said: "It's very regrettable and I am very sorry to any patients who are affected by this industrial action."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
I don’t think I’d ever felt sorry for her before.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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