Sentence examples for as regretful from inspiring English sources

At times, Martelly seems as regretful as anyone else.

Not everyone would be as regretful as Germany if the UK were to leave.

Their attitude was described as regretful rather than angry.

Except they aren't; reviews of such boy-tosh may be predominantly negative, but the tone is not so much derisive as regretful at opportunities wasted.

A bunch of dickhead idiots with shit for brains have emerged as regretful about the stupid decisions they've made.

She got a lot of cheers and thumbs up, as well as regretful acknowledgements that we need to do a better job standing up for all our sisters.

That said, its litany of character studies is more engaging than most of what you will see this summer — look out for Richard Schiff as a regretful banker, and Danny DeVito as the old pal who owns a diner and bears not a single grudge.

More important, as rueful and regretful as Ms. Williams, 53, still feels, she is on balance hopeful about the new life that has been afforded her.

When you tell your teacher that you did not do your homework, be as polite and regretful as possible.

Reviewing the Chicago production, which later moved to Broadway, Bruce Weber, writing in The New York Times, said, "For me, the real eye-opener was Ms. Pawk," describing her character as one "who begins as flirty and breezy, girlish and hopeful and ends as blowzy, regretful and resigned".

Bishop Elias Galvan, who is in charge of the Pacific Northwest region, brought the initial charges against Ms. Dammann, for which he portrayed himself as a regretful participant.