have regretted
- present perfect of regret.
Example Sentences
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“It was out of character for me to be that bold,” Mr. Beck said of his duplicity, “but I would have regretted it the rest of my life.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The Oscar winner surmised that they were later ashamed and must have regretted their time together.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
I'd say as soon as he did it he would have regretted it.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
“That is the thing I have regretted for the last 10 years — that I did open this door,” she told THR, echoing what she told The Times in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
And would have regretted the baby he gave her too, given it away, except it was golden and she had never seen that color except in the morning sky and in bottles of champagne.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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