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Recent Examples of regrettably
But regrettably, since [Canadian Prime Minister] Pierre Trudeau’s administration, there’s been this drawdown in our defense.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These flashbacks, regrettably, take up significantly more run time than the baseball and are tragically boring.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Something has to be missing, regrettably different, or out of reach, and Rihanna has never been any of those.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for regrettably
David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These flashbacks, regrettably, take up significantly more run time than the baseball and are tragically boring.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Something has to be missing, regrettably different, or out of reach, and Rihanna has never been any of those.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for regrettably
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
Adverb
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And that played out, unfortunately, in beating myself up.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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If Dolphins are bad enough to get overall top pick -- which is unfortunately plausible.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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If the Premier League’s bottom club hoped to draw a symbolic line under their season from hell with the confirmation of relegation from the Premier League, they were left sadly disappointed by events at Molineux in the first game since their fate was sealed.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Stage star Kelli Barrett, as Bertie, is given far less to work with, sadly.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Indeed, the level of global acclaim Jackson, who tragically died in 2009 at the untimely age of 50 due to acute propofol intoxication, achieves is unprecedented.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Harper told the jury that Pavlovski was correct that McGee did tragically shoot and kill Jenkins.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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How many of my life decisions have been made in reaction to feeling unhappily married?—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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