slightly sorry
Frequency: 6.740.5 per million words
To feel a mild amount of regret or sympathy.
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- Mitch felt slightly sorry for himself.
- I was slightly sorry to hear about their disagreement.
- She seemed slightly sorry after accidentally bumping into me.
- He looked slightly sorry when he realized his mistake.
- We were slightly sorry that the concert was cancelled, but understood why.
- Even though he won, he felt slightly sorry for his opponent.
- The manager was slightly sorry to let her go, but it was a business decision.
- I'm slightly sorry for saying that, it wasn't very kind.
- They were only slightly sorry for their actions, not truly remorseful.
- If you're slightly sorry for causing trouble, a small apology might help.