sorry
Example Sentences
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“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be, and I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, and that’s all I’ll say.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
"To close it for 24 hours a day, I'm sorry, it's just not acceptable," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“If they had said ‘We’re so sorry, we messed up’ — if there had been some accountability — we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Carrie Hanna said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
I always contrast Thomas’ capacious ability to feel sorry for himself with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, because she also faced so many hurdles in her own life, right?
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
“I’m sorry I’m so late, but there was Chinese school to finish up.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing sorry
"The Road Not Taken"
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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"The Giving Tree"
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