Regretted

Examples

• I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• What chiefly surprised Edmund was, that Crawford's sister, the friend and companion who had been so much to her, should not be more visibly regretted. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• My papa lived to bail Mr. Micawber several times, and then expired, regretted by a numerous circle. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I have much regretted our having so little opportunity for conversation when we last met. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He regretted it, I am sure; he values the hours spent with you. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He politely offered me his private box for Livius's night, and regretted that it was not a better one. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She spoke with difficulty, and I perceived that she regretted the necessity of death, even more than she cared to confess. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We all observed the visitation of these feelings, and none regretted them so much as Perdita. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• When John spoke in that masterful tone, Meg always obeyed, and never regretted her docility. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I should have so exceedingly regretted our place having had anything to do with your difficulties. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Yet, since I found him an intelligent, delightful companion, I regretted him for a whole day and night. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• So far, miss (as you have remarked), this is the story of your regretted father. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• When I came to know him better, I regretted it much. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Harriet, necessarily drawn away by her engagements with the Martins, was less and less at Hartfield; which was not to be regretted. Jane Austen. Emma.
• My senses were overpowered, and I scarcely regretted my stern guide, when the windings of the mountain concealed him from my sight. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• And so I have never regretted giving up either diplomacy or journalism--two different forms of the same self-abdication. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• While my card was being taken in to Mr. Kyrle, a consideration occurred to me which I deeply regretted not having thought of before. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It was an unlucky remark, and Helena regretted having made it when she saw how fiercely her two lovers glanced at one another. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Will you go and tell her, as a strict secret, with my love, that she never can have regretted our separation more than I have regretted it? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He also succeeded in driving an automatic wheel by electricity, but he regretted not being able to turn his discoveries to greater account. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• A dusky blush rose to her cheek, and he instantly regretted his words. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He regretted that he had not at once made even an unreasonable money-sacrifice. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I regretted it exceedingly, for she was very grateful, and I felt sure would have resisted no entreaty of mine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Thereupon she said again, and again, 'I beg your pardon, Amy,' and 'Forgive me, Amy,' almost as passionately as she had said what she regretted. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Jo fancied he remembered and regretted the past, and she wished she had held her tongue. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He deeply regretted his not being of age, that he might immediately make me his wife, and then naught could separate us save death. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I told her she was right, and I knew it was much to be regretted, but still it was not to be helped. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• One of the ablest of the Church Fathers regretted his early education and said that it woul d have been better for him if he had never heard of Democritus. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He regretted he had seen so little of you lately. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I regretted the necessity, but it must be done. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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