Sentence examples for would regretfully from inspiring English sources

In the spring, Campbell told friends that if he was compelled to make a choice he would regretfully sever his ties to Google.

IT used to be that when motorcycle riders reached a certain age where the bike was getting the better of them -- their sense of balance was fading, say, or their legs were starting to go and they found themselves tipping over unexpectedly at stop lights -- they would regretfully hang up their helmets and leather jackets and toddle into four-wheeled retirement.

The party rode into the election with an enviably minimalist campaign message – you remember it, rhymes with "long-term economic flan" – and a laundry list of eyecatching policies that they would, oh so regretfully, ditch at the merest whiff of coalition negotiations.

'If I felt that I could actually get the orchestra to snort speed and smash up their instruments,' says Ulrich, a little regretfully, 'I would.' 'I bet you if we take 'em on tour,' leers Hetfield, 'they'll fall under the wheel.

Those gladly apart prefer not to live together, whereas those who are regretfully apart would prefer to live together but are living apart due to constraints, such as not being able to find affordable housing.

• To the Editor: After a career in public service, I regretfully say, I would not do it again.

Thinking that the official's obvious skepticism on the matter meant it would not advance, he said regretfully that he did not call his counterparts at the other agencies.

The espresso machine broke, Capwell says regretfully, otherwise he'd probably have made a fortune selling it on eBay.

The teacher regretfully told me it would be an impossible task.

RB A Regretfully I think you would have a hard job in making a case against the financial advisers.

He picked up his empty cup and looked into it regretfully, as if there would never be another drink of coffee to be had.