Definition: 1. Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. 2. Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. 3. Feel sad about the loss or absence of. 4. Decline formally or politely.
Use 'regret' in a sentence:
1. It won't be long before you regret what you have done.
2. She looked back on the past without regret.
3. If you don't take my advice, you'll regret it, I promise you.
4. All of us regret the decision.
5. I thought you might regret it.
6. He bitterly regretted his rashness.
7. It is with great regret that I accept your resignation.
8. What is your greatest regret?
9. I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.
10. Five years later she regrets having given up her home.
11. I've seen many people not react that way and probably regret it.
12. Now those things have happened, there is no room for regret.
13. He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret.
14. Australia condemned the test and the US expressed its regret.
15. "I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said.
16. His one regret is that he has never learned a language.
17. She was to regret her words before the day was out.
18. They may well regret the decision in years to come.
19. I came to regret my unconsidered remarks.
20. "Yes, he is rather cocky," Wendy admitted with regret.
21. I don't want to make the wrong decision and regret it later.
22. You'll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
23. He'll regret he ever said it once I've finished with him.
24. It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications.
25. She has not shown any real regret for what she did.
26. I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle.
27. I deeply regret what I said.
28. She was eaten up by regrets.
29. If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it.
30. I have no regret marrying you.
31. This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
32. In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later.
33. Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say.
34. I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests.
35. He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret.
36. Bid farewell to guilt and regret.
37. 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said.
38. We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.
39. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
40. It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
41. We regret this service is temporarily unavailable.
42. I might well regret it later.
43. The decision could be one he lives to regret.
44. Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly.
45. He gave up teaching in 2001, much to the regret of his students.
46. The airline regrets any inconvenience.
47. For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith.
48. She expressed her regret at the decision.
49. He was to regret that decision for the rest of his life.
