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as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
one more sorry stunt like that and you'll be fired
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as in sad
causing unhappiness
we have sorry news to report tonight
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as in pathetic
deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
the ragtag circus was a sorry spectacle indeed
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as in ashamed
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
she's genuinely sorry for hurting his feelings
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as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
was sorry to see the family farm being sold
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as in heartbroken
expressing or suggesting mourning
those sorry rituals that we go through when somebody dies are not for the dead but for the living
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as in poor
deserving of one's pity
some sorry wretch had the task of putting all of those files back in order
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Recent Examples of sorry
The Pentagon, Congress, and industry all deserve blame for its sorry state.
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Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Even his fellow prolific contemporaries don’t have a bar so high — sorry, Ridley Scott.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the heading of ‘better safe than sorry,’ a few businesses had already taken precautions to safeguard their executives.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Moana 2, the sequel to everybody’s favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda–scored Disney movie (sorry, Encanto), is heading straight for movie theaters today, compelling all families with children aged 4 to 12 to go to the movies over Thanksgiving break.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Even his fellow prolific contemporaries don’t have a bar so high — sorry, Ridley Scott.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the heading of ‘better safe than sorry,’ a few businesses had already taken precautions to safeguard their executives.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Moana 2, the sequel to everybody’s favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda–scored Disney movie (sorry, Encanto), is heading straight for movie theaters today, compelling all families with children aged 4 to 12 to go to the movies over Thanksgiving break.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorry
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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However, sad to say, Gmail accounts remain a prime target for attackers of all sorts and understanding the threat is key to getting a grip on mitigating it.Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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What kids gain from taking charge of their own feelings Having strong emotional regulation skills doesn’t mean kids won’t feel sad, angry, or frustrated — that’s part of being human.Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Seeing these half a dozen random products shoved in a small paper mailer, everything feels much more pathetic than the pictures online suggested.Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
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This type of yellow press is pathetic, and the ongoing media hysteria around AI is an embarrassment to the field of journalism as a profession.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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When parents don’t replicate these behaviors in real life, kids might feel disappointed or even ashamed.Holly Garcia, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Grimes became an orphan a year later at age 15, when her heartbroken father was killed in a car accident.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Reason Dog Was Returned To Shelter Breaks Hearts: ‘Please Don’t Leave Me’ By Maria Azzurra Volpe Life and Trends Reporter 2 A pup named Valentina was returned to a shelter just before the holidays, and her heartbroken face has gone viral on social media.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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His role comes a year after a poor performance in his Madison Square Garden debut just eight games into his NBA career: 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and a block.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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As of Tuesday afternoon, a winter weather advisory was in place warning of poor driving conditions in parts of the state.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Bucs gained 156 yards on 32 carries, with the Giants’ pitiful tackling paving the way to most of those yards.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Sorry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorry. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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