regrettable

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[ UK /ɹɪɡɹˈɛtəbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. deserving regret
    it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
    regrettable remarks
    it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
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How To Use regrettable In A Sentence

  • She said it was regrettable that a policeman, who had taken an oath, had come before the court and deliberately misled the court.
  • The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
  • As long as the conflict goes on here, it's logical to assume that the attitudes of all sides will harden, which is deeply regrettable. Top Israel Rabbis: Don't Sell Property To Non-Jews
  • He said: 'It is very regrettable that an officer should apparently have disregarded a speed camera under these circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
  • “The fact that a Dutch parliamentarian is refused entry to another EU country is highly regrettable,” Mr Verhagen said. Anti-Islamist politician Geert Wilders refused entry to Britain
  • The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regrettable.
  • It is deeply regrettable that both before and since those two spills occurred, much more oil has been spilt due to illegality. Times, Sunday Times
  • The separation between the disciplines of biology and cosmology may be philosophically regrettable but it is built into the structure of modern science. Infinite in All Directions
  • His tiredness caused him to make a regrettable error.
  • The feeling at Anfield is that this was a regrettable, avoidable incident rather than a serious one. Times, Sunday Times
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