as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
the explorers forged ahead despite the regrettable loss of some of their companions
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Constitutional rights were violated only during two wars and only to regrettable but limited degrees.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
Compare him with Auriel, an itinerant street magician with a passion for wigs and a regrettable habit of not telling any of his lovers about the many, many others.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
Go through each other's high school yearbooks and crack up at your mutually regrettable style choices.
—Gena Kaufman, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2024
In the ensuing moments, a regrettable scuffle with a group of NYPD officers resulted in an officer’s injury and my arrest.
—Susan Zhuang, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
Compare him with Auriel, an itinerant street magician with a passion for wigs and a regrettable habit of not telling any of his lovers about the many, many others.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
Go through each other's high school yearbooks and crack up at your mutually regrettable style choices.
—Gena Kaufman, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2024
In the ensuing moments, a regrettable scuffle with a group of NYPD officers resulted in an officer’s injury and my arrest.
—Susan Zhuang, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettable. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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