Sentence examples for regrettable circumstances from inspiring English sources

He lost one ally, albeit in regrettable circumstances, when Honduras's president, Manuel Zelaya, was overthrown last year.

Six years later, Jackson found himself on the bag of South African great Gary Player, in somewhat regrettable circumstances.

Thanks to the fourth wave of feminism, people have started to identify and call out sexist behaviour (baby steps, but in the right direction: Everyday Sexism is now an empowering social activism project as well as a regrettable circumstance faced by people with vaginas).

It is a very regrettable circumstance that occurred for you.

At the time, the school district tried to downplay the bizarre incident as a "regrettable circumstance involving some of the biological specimens," but the story quickly went viral anyway.

Preston School District 201 Superintendent Marc Gee called the incident "a regrettable circumstance," but noted in a press release that the event "occurred well after students had been dismissed and was not a part of any school-directed program".

"Under these highly regrettable and entirely avoidable circumstances, hospitals are rightly calling for an end to the uncertainty, and the implementation of the compromise package the Dalton team are recommending".

Simon Stevens, the chief executive of the NHS, said he backed the government's expected decision to go ahead with the new contract: "Under these highly regrettable and entirely avoidable circumstances, hospitals are rightly calling for an end to the uncertainty, and the implementation of the compromise package the Dalton team are recommending".

This understanding of the First Amendment is regrettable because there are clearly circumstances in which the government should be constitutionally required to recognize and respect the distinctive harm its investigations might have on our ability to preserve a vibrant, robust public discourse.

The council said costs in such circumstances usually fell on the authority which was "regrettable".

Under the circumstances, Stoudemire's angry punch was understandable, though certainly regrettable.