regrettable
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Synonyms
deplorable, distressful, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, tragic (also tragical), unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
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This is obviously a painful and regrettable development in an already challenging family history. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: My son says he won’t come to our ‘circus,’ and I think I know what’s going on," 11 Aug. 2019 This is obviously a painful and regrettable development in an already challenging family history. — Washington Post, "Carolyn Hax: The truth behind your daughter-in-law’s aversion to events," 11 Aug. 2019 This is obviously a painful and regrettable development in an already challenging family history. — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, "Carolyn Hax: Son and daughter-in-law finished with ‘circus-like’ family gatherings," 10 Aug. 2019 Scooping up a good dip is like eating ice cream straight from the pint: delicious, addicting, and sometimes regrettable. — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, "Go Ahead and Fill Up on This Fiery Cashew Dip," 26 July 2019 Purdue said the leak of the deposition is regrettable and violates a court order since the appeal is pending. — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, "Purdue Family Member Sought to Avoid Comparison of OxyContin to Morphine, Documents Show," 22 Feb. 2019 On March 7, 2018, Preston School District was made aware of a regrettable circumstance involving some of the biological specimens at Preston Jr. High. — Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY, "Idaho teacher investigated after allegedly feeding live puppy to snapping turtle as students watched," 13 Mar. 2018 Indeed, the untrustworthiness of good intentions is a big part of the reason affirmative action remains a regrettable necessity all these years later. — Leonard Pitts Jr - Miami Herald, The Mercury News, "Pitts: Opening up to women’s stories – an argument for intentionality," 9 July 2019 What happened is one of the regrettable aspects of living in the 21st century. — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, "Dear Abby: Unexpected parenthood keeps mismatched couple together," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regrettable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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