Regretting in A Sentence

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    A few years from now, he'll be regretting this.

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    At least he was honorable, but if the look on his face was any indication, he was regretting that offer.

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    Dean muttered, immediately regretting his big mouth when he saw the look on her face.

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    He spent, however, the last twenty-five years of his life in regretting the frivolity which enabled him to produce this most charming of poems. He was brought up by the Jesuits of Amiens.

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    He was only twenty-two, when, as an opponent of slavery, he vainly urged an emancipation clause for the new constitution of Kentucky, and he never ceased regretting that its failure put his state, in improvements and progress, behind its free neighbours.

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    If you don't announce your engagement in the right way, though, you may end up regretting it later.

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    In 980, regretting his fruitless quarrel with Otto II., who had ravaged the whole country as far as Paris, and fearing that even with the support of the house of Vermandois he would be crushed like his father Louis IV.

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    It is not unusual to end up regretting the purchase of a dress that was not entirely satisfactory when tried on at the store.

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    Moawiya, disregarding his son Yazid's advice that he should exact condign punishment for Zobair's disrespect, replied in flattering terms, regretting the trespass and resigning both slaves and estate to Zobair.

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    Now I was regretting skiving off lessons whilst at Woolmer Hill school, in helping the groundsman with his chores instead.

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    People who just tell their deejays to play whatever they want could find themselves regretting it very quickly.

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    She retreated a step, regretting drawing his intensity.

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    She sat awhile, wondering what the meaning of it all having happened before could be, and without solving this problem, or at all regretting not having done so, she again passed in fancy to the time when she was with him and he was looking at her with a lover's eyes.

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    She spends a long time regretting that decision and longing to be with Adolfo, the poor soldier she loves.

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    She strained to move, regretting she couldn't have one small moment of peace.

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    The last thing you want is a hastily chosen design that you will spend a lifetime regretting.

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    The old man, roused by activity, expected the best results from the new campaign, while Prince Andrew on the contrary, taking no part in the war and secretly regretting this, saw only the dark side.

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    Was he regretting that he had asked her to marry him?

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    Was he regretting their marriage?

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    You don't want to take in too much too soon - you may end up regretting it!

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    Your critics should be left at home, or you may end up regretting your choice of dresses.