rue
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.
had rued
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past perfectof rue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After a first-round loss at the French Open with Sam Querrey, Mike had rued playing without Bob, and spoke as if he might have just played his last match, saying farewell to reporters.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2018
"I was afraid you had rued your promise and were not coming," said Marion, springing forth from the door-way eagerly, to greet me.
From Miriam Monfort A Novel by Catherine A. Warfield
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan had married the owner of O'Shanaghgan Castle, and had rued her brief madness ever since.
From Light O' the Morning by L. T. Meade
A stranger to fear as to sorrow was he, For nothing delighted his heart like a spree; And often, and dearly, his neighbours had rued The spirits of fun which young Patrick pursued.
From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by A. Novice
Then he sat down again; which his ancestors had always refused to do, and had rued it.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
