Sentence examples for be regret from inspiring English sources
noun
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
The missing ingredient seems to be regret at canceling on you, a valuable lesson.
Never before had so many watched a home club game in English football history but the over-riding emotion among the whopping 85,011 in attendance would be regret.
I know he's not happy with the reaction and there will be regret at what happened". Should Jones include the confrontation in the tunnel in his report, Heskey could be sanctioned by the Football Association but there will be no action from within the club.
There should also be regret for Tan too.
Because of this and because in any given situation the appropriate response may be regret and not remorse, opponents of dilemmas have a way to respond to the argument that appeals to the appropriateness of remorse.
For Ferdinand, who announced himself as one of the world's best at the 2002 World Cup, there will surely be regret at his failure to achieve more in major tournaments for England.
"New York will be regretting it".
They may now be regretting that decision.
He may be regretting it already.
There will, nonetheless, always be regrets.
How she must be regretting that now.
