almost sorry
Frequency: 6.025.4 per million words
To feel a slight or hesitant sense of regret or pity.
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Examples (10)
- She was almost sorry to stop work.
- He looked almost sorry for the trouble he caused.
- I felt almost sorry for him when he lost the game.
- Even though they deserved it, I was almost sorry to see them fail.
- The villain in the story seemed almost sorry for his actions.
- She gave me a look that was almost sorry, but not quite.
- He was almost sorry he hadn't taken the opportunity.
- I'm almost sorry to say this, but your idea won't work.
- Despite her anger, she found herself almost sorry for his predicament.
- You could tell by his expression that he was almost sorry.