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Discover LudwigThe word "sorry" is correct in written English
It is typically used to express regret or apology for an action or situation. Example: "I am sorry for being late to the meeting."
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sorry?
adjective
Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
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When it was put to him that those with intimate knowledge of the republican movement - former prisoners like McKearney and other dissident republican intellectuals - were convinced the IRA offer signalled the end of the war, the MP said: 'I'm sorry, who are they?
"We're sorry.
"East Coast is particularly sorry, too, for the inconvenience to its customers as a result on what we know is an already very busy travel day immediately following the Christmas break.
When we are on the tube, occasionally I have to say to a member of the public that my son is autistic and that I'm sorry he is staring.
"That will likely lead, I'm sorry to say, to some people resigning from the government or being fired.
"We're very sorry".
I am sorry.
I am truly sorry".
I am very sorry for this".
This is what happens when you have live TV folks, I'm so sorry, this is insane".
No, sorry, I'm spending Saturday night comparing paid-for social media management apps and shortlisting Wordpress themes.
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