Example Sentences

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Eisenhower is ruing his low ranking in a list of American presidents that a group of 75 historians has devised for a New York Times feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

He is ruing the fact that he and his boyfriend agreed, before the election, to attend a big family Christmas gathering for the first time in 20 years.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2016