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sorrier

  • comparative
    of sorry.
    sorry
    adjective
    feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc..

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It would all be pretty boilerplate, but Mann’s anchoring appeal — his lean into Griffin’s modesty and decency — saves the movie from a sorrier fate.

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2022

He scored 24 goals, including two hat-tricks, and, without him, United would have been in an even sorrier state than the one they ended up in.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2022

I’m sorry this happened and sorrier still that we’re in this spot.

From Slate May 19, 2020

And sorrier still because there might not be many more of them in the future.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2019

“I’m sorrier that I didn’t get that chain back for you.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas