Sentence examples for regrettable thing from inspiring English sources

And another regrettable thing about death.

The accident was a very regrettable thing, but it didn't put the restlessness there.

There's no doubt that's a very regrettable thing, particularly galling for all the amazing actresses over 40.

"The regrettable thing is that we can't detect her statesmanship," a political columnist in Yomiuri Shimbun wrote recently.

The growth of charity foodbanks, he admits "is a regrettable thing to have to be involved with" and "leaves a bitter taste in the mouth".

The most regrettable thing about Mr. Nader's new candidacy is not how it is likely to affect the election, but how it will affect Mr. Nader's own legacy.

Of course, regrettable things were said in the heat of the moment.

PEOPLE often say regrettable things but they usually don't have to hear their words played back to them.

Regrettable things had been said, Corbyn told members, as his stony-faced deputy Tom Watson watched on from the front row, next to Labour's under-fire general secretary Iain McNicol.

Men in Twingos lean on their horns and shout regrettable things at the drivers of Le Montmartrobus, who in turn show themselves capable of eloquent hand gestures and achingly slow three-point turns.

Pinker's idea is that it explains much more than some people — he calls these people "intellectuals" — think it does, and that the failure, or refusal, to acknowledge this has led to many regrettable things, including the French Revolution, modern architecture, and the crimes of Josef Stalin.