feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
Used in a Sentence
sorry
How to use sorry in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sorry.
Editorial note
It turns my stomach; sorry that I have nothing of more substance to add to this story.
Examples8
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sorry gathered in one view.
bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sorry.
adjective
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
adjective
bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
See also: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad
adjective
without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
See also: good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good
adjective
causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Example sentences
It turns my stomach; sorry that I have nothing of more substance to add to this story.
And realize youre part of historyNo, sorry, but you probably aren't.
I'm sorry, but this is a perfect example of the difference between design and eye candy.
I'm sorry, but the ignorance expressed in this thread by some is absolutely astounding.
Maintain your work-life boundaries, tell your boss's boss you're sorry, but you have plans, and that he'll have a better chance of getting things like that from you with more lead time.
I use a Mac - sorry, it's really nice to use and I code a lot. I like my Kindle - sorry, it's better than the others and I read a lot. I live and work with proprietary software, but I believe in Free Software too. WebKit is popular because of Apple and Google.
I need a strong, material answer from Google on this question long before a few dollar bills become the important matter of distinction.~~~I'm sorry if I come off as scaremongering.
This one isn't showcased so strongly - this isn't a pressing issue by any measure - but they still took the time to respond to it and make a brief, informative, and actually engaging video about it, without some external "we screwed up, sorry" event.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sorry in a sentence?
It turns my stomach; sorry that I have nothing of more substance to add to this story.
What does sorry mean?
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
What part of speech is sorry?
sorry is commonly used as adjective.