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
Since the 1980s, the brothers have been drawing international acclaim for works such as Mao’s Guilt, a bronze statue of the former Communist dictator kneeling remorsefully.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
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
Paul’s 2005 followup The Trinity was popular among fans but panned by critics, and he recalls his fade from global fame a little remorsefully.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2016
He gazed down remorsefully and saw that the orderly forced upon him by Colonel Korn to keep his tent clean and attend to nis belongings had neglected to shine his shoes again.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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