rue
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.
rues
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present tense formof rue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Shane Manogue, the owner of a construction and maintenance company, claims he is owed at least £20,000 and said he "rues the day" he met de Min.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Until that point, Skye rues that she had lived like an adult since childhood, the inevitable consequence of entering Hollywood as an adolescent and lacking conventional parental guidance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
A Beautiful Neighborhood in the Day: A bitter Mr. Rogers rues urban blight and zoning malfeasance.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
Nearly 18 months later, Fowler still rues giving up those goals to Georgetown, even though the tying goal was a perfectly placed free kick.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2021
Many of the grand boulevards and rues of Paris have been built since 1848, and the work of widening and improving old streets and building new ones is still going on with constantly increasing vigor.
From The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany by George H. Heffner
