sense of regret
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandregret
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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regret
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈɡret/us/rɪˈɡret/
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different ...
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(Definition ofsenseandregretfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Acceptance and accommodation to change were sometimes accompanied by asenseofregretor even a negative outlook.
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Such raised expectations undoubtedly account for the gloominess andsenseofregretthat permeate so many of the memoirs written by this second generation of narrators.
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Secondly, and on this oursenseofregretis perhaps stronger, the directive is not specific enough on the matter of harmonisation.
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I share thesenseofregretfelt by those in the districts concerned.
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It is with a profoundsenseofregretthat we are unable to find a consensus on this most important matter.
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It is with a deepsenseofregretthat we learn that many local authorities have failed to respond to the grant initiatives.
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We can now put that behind us without anysenseofregret.
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I cannot allow this event to pass without expressing asenseofregretthat this canal is to be closed to navigation.
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First, with the knowledge now available to us, we can express our deepsenseofregretat the loss of life.
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I shall carry with me inevitably asenseofregretin one respect.
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I stand here with asenseofregretin two respects.
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It is with asenseofregretthat we do this.
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It is therefore with a certainsenseofregretand chagrin that we debate the order today.
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We feel quite strongly a deepsenseofregretthat it is necessary to do it in this way.
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I experience nosenseofregretbut one rather of satisfaction that we have been able to carry through this process.
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I say this, not in anysenseofregret, but in one of unqualified approval of and praise for the thoroughness of this testing procedure.
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It is never possible to hear news of any factory closing or redundancies occurring with anything other than a deepsenseofregret.
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This auxiliary is used to mark a completed or habitual action withsenseofregret, embarrassment, surprise, or lack of control.
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