Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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Fans will also get to help select the winner during halftime when contestants with regrettable tattoos take to the court.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The right pair makes all the difference between effortlessly hitting 10,000 steps or ending the day with aching feet and regrettable blisters.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The prison opus has, decidedly, been a catastrophe since Slick Rick released his regrettable 1994 album Behind Bars while serving a three-to-10 murder charge.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But halfway through Bravo’s thoroughly regrettable 2003 series, producers clued Getzlaff into their super-problematic twist — half the men were actually straight and merely posing as gay in the hopes of winning a cash prize.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The right pair makes all the difference between effortlessly hitting 10,000 steps or ending the day with aching feet and regrettable blisters.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The prison opus has, decidedly, been a catastrophe since Slick Rick released his regrettable 1994 album Behind Bars while serving a three-to-10 murder charge.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But halfway through Bravo’s thoroughly regrettable 2003 series, producers clued Getzlaff into their super-problematic twist — half the men were actually straight and merely posing as gay in the hopes of winning a cash prize.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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