Sentence examples for But regretful from inspiring English sources

Septimius, Didymus's superior, is also painted in gentle vocal colors: Handel gives him stern but regretful music as he arrests Theodora, an act redeemed by his encouraging Didymus's rescue plan.

Even wearing the Queen of the Nile regalia in which she makes her entrance here (Ann Hould-Ward did the rich-hued costumes), Ms. Burton's Cornell brings to mind less a commanding diva than one of the gracious but regretful matrons who are a Gurney specialty.

This is the first major contradiction of "post-revolutionary" Tunisia, proud of what she has done, but regretful of the hardships she must now endure.

"We are sure he was malnourished since he was born," they now say in a knowledgeable but regretful tone.

She had converted & married Mario, but was regretful & wanted a divorce.

It is a blue, but not regretful, story of a night that never ends: "Julie knows a party at some actor's West Side loft.

But as with the scientist in "The Ash Garden," pained by his historical role but not regretful, Bethune's contradictions are familiar ones.

If she drops over unannounced, don't lie but stop her at the door with a regretful but firm, "I'm sorry, Allison - and think of something that you need to do like I'm just about to go and run my errands, so I need to fly.

But Smith sounded regretful, saying, "We were going to a funeral, but it looks like we got buried".

His tone is regretful but not angry.

The doctors (Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare) are regretful, but nothing can be done.