Sentence examples for regrettable figure from inspiring English sources
Most Englishmen regarded McCarthy as a regrettable figure, Waugh replied, and the book "will not go far to clear his reputation".
He had come to be seen as a regrettable and ridiculous figure.
It is regrettable that the figure of 21 years has received so much publicity in the media.
Every time a public figure does something regrettable, I do not want to have to hear him apologizing on a recorded message during the dinner hour.
The fact that some readers may discover the identity of a central figure is inevitable, if regrettable, in the age of the Net.
In an apparent swipe at Mr. Gurría's suggestion of a 1 trillion euro fund, Steffen Siebert, the German government spokesman, said Wednesday that it was "regrettable that in these discussions obviously no figure is high enough".
"One or two regrettable things" had been said by party figures, he said.
The lack of agreement among all negotiating parties on concrete objectives and figures for the reduction of CO2 emissions is regrettable.
Education Secretary Michael Gove, who announced the figures, said the strike action, over pension changes, was regrettable, unnecessary and premature.
Steve Baker, a key figure on the Conservative backbenches who chairs the party's European Research Group, said it was "regrettable that Germany and France are using UK citizens in their countries as bargaining chips for the Brexit negotiations".
Which was also regrettable.
