regretting
- present participle of regret.
Example Sentences
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Paramount's "Regretting You," the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
Regretting that she had been unable to protect her colleague, the former headteacher said: "I tell myself that if there is justice, perhaps I'll manage to move on."
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
Q. Regretting a breakup: I have been dating a wonderful man for about a year and a half.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021
Regretting that I didn’t think to ask one of the undergraduate work-study employees to help out, I try to avoid eye contact with the drivers watching my futile efforts, faces awash with curiosity and disgust.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2017
Regretting that their stay should have been so short, they paid their respects to the master and mistress of the house, and took their departure, much to Sir Ralph’s satisfaction.
From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.
