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Meanings of sorry in English

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Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.

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      Causing dejection.

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          Without merit.

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              Bad; unfortunate.

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                    Usage of sorry in English
                    1
                    He immediately said: 'I'm really sorry I interrupted such an important process.
                    A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
                    2
                    I kept saying, 'Yes, sir; sorry, sir,' trying to calm him down.
                    The eyes of a king
                    3
                    His home had been left in a sorry state, Mr Oakes said.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    Fine, fine, I stopped feeling sorry for myself long enough to answer.
                    Bitch is the new black: a memoir
                    5
                    She answered it without speaking and a moment later said, I'm sorry.
                    Death masks
                    6
                    Yet again, sorry about the questionable phrasing there, given the subject matter.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    Eddie probably started this particular rumour, as a way of saying sorry.
                    Something from the nightside
                    8
                    Yes, well I'm sorry to hear your family had a hard time.
                    Earth Afire
                    9
                    Good afternoon, Miss Ashton; I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
                    The Asylum
                    10
                    Of course we're sorry about that, of course we're devastated by it.
                    News.com.au
                    11
                    Anne Byrne reports on the sorry state of our educational psychology services.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    I'm sorry, but right now I need to speak to your friend.
                    Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
                    13
                    I'm sorry to say that I often apologise without really meaning it.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Stuart Croft told the BBC: I am really sorry to the victims.
                    BBC
                    15
                    I began to feel better after I had said sorry, he said.
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    I'm sorry, but I have to insist that you answer the question.
                    The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
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