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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are regretfully" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express sorrow or disappointment about a situation or decision.
Example: "We are regretfully unable to accommodate your request at this time."
Alternatives: "are sadly" or "are disappointed to".
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are regretfully
adverb
In a regretful manner, with regret.
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A shocking case to learn the details of, such incidents are, regretfully, not a rarity.
Intended for outdoor display, the human-scaled abstract sculptures are, regretfully, exhibited indoors here.
So when the cops come armed with a warrant, corporate executives are, regretfully, "unable to help".
Much that is written these days about what are regretfully called "relationships" feels overly processed, with emotions filtered bloodlessly through irony, or diverted into easy sentimentality.
One important line of criticism has focused on the difficulty of distinguishing between grave harms that are regretfully intended as part of the agent's means and grave harms that are regretfully foreseen as side effects of the agent's means.
We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline.
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"The Gehry design is, regretfully, unworkable".
In April 2014, after 18 months in the job, he was regretfully deposed.
The political murder of Richard II was regretfully trimmed as it all happened before Joanna even set sail for England.
Yes, she was in good voice and her wheelchair had just been serviced.Mrs Dyk's offer was regretfully declined.
At the same time, with no hint of irony, the management proclaimed that they were regretfully forced into the unenviable position of putting up the management charges.
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