remorsefully
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Today, Manuel remorsefully talks about learning through his work on “Top Model” how these real young women were forced into misleading but defining storylines.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
"I take marriage very seriously... and it seems like I don't now," she said, remorsefully.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2021
Harker’s own metamorphosis, as she later drifts remorsefully through “the quiet carnage of the world,” is as remarkable as the heron’s.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2021
On this point, Sutton applauds film director John Carney, who attacked Keira Knightley for ruining his 2014 film Begin Again and later remorsefully issued a pitch-perfect apology.
From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2017
He had been unable to complete the experiments, he reported remorsefully.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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