Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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Listen to this article 2 min Wyndham Clark had a regrettable final round at this past weekend's PGA Championship.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
This was regrettable, because the costs of closures were crushing.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Usually a hot mic catches a person saying something regrettable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
The Broncos’ regrettable trade of the 31st pick and a third-rounder for the 26th pick to take quarterback Paxton Lynch in the 2016 draft is a prime example of over-extending for a middling prospect.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
This was regrettable, because the costs of closures were crushing.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Usually a hot mic catches a person saying something regrettable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
The Broncos’ regrettable trade of the 31st pick and a third-rounder for the 26th pick to take quarterback Paxton Lynch in the 2016 draft is a prime example of over-extending for a middling prospect.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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