Sentence examples for awful regret from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "awful regret" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a strong feeling of remorse or sorrow about something that has happened.
Example: "After realizing the impact of my decision, I was filled with awful regret for not listening to my instincts."
Alternatives: "deep remorse" or "profound regret".

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Pat Riley admitted as much last summer, saying the one awful regret he had as coach of the Knicks was not giving Starks the hook during his 2-for-18 nightmare against Houston in Game 7 of the 1994 N.B.A. finals.

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Perhaps he is telling the truth about everything that night; still, as I've written before, love and deep regret, and awful pain, are not incompatible with murder.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Entwistle said: "The women involved here have gone through something awful, and something I deeply regret they should have had to go through, and I would like to apologise on behalf of the organisation to each and every one of them for what they've had to endure here.

The New York Choral Society also failed to impress, particularly after their first, awful entrance in the "Sans regrets" scene from Berlioz's "Damnation de Faust" (the tenor Paul Groves tried, but was unable to animate it).

'I want to remember, by God, that's what this bastard did to my daughter.' It was awful, but I have never regretted doing it.'".

In testing out the new feature, I took two very awful Instagram videos that I now regret.

Though Mr Modi himself has been cleared of legal wrongdoing by other investigations, he continues to refuse any offer of regret or apology for the awful events of 2002.

"The women involved here have gone through something awful and it's something I deeply regret," he told BBC radio on Monday, the first time the BBC had said it was sorry for what it is alleged to have happened.

Mary wrote to Claire that "It is an awful power this seizure", but she did not regret using it.

"It's awful," Ms. Crowell said of those rare bouts of regret.

I was interested in the ideas – still am – and I don't regret studying it, but there was an awful lot of hard work required.

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