regrettably
adverb
re·gret·ta·bly
ri-ˈgre-tə-blē 
1
: to a regrettable extent
a regrettably steep decline in wages
2
: it is to be regretted
regrettably, they could not attend
Examples of regrettably in a Sentence
The progress of the work was regrettably slow.
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Stephen Moore, Orange County Register, 6 Oct. 2024
Cutscenes establish Zelda to be a self-efficacious archaeologist and, more regrettably, Link’s selfless angel again.
—Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Putin’s Russia, regrettably, is the modern archetype, a template going back more than two decades that the others have followed.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
Chicagoans today are remembering the sickening Dave Matthews Band incident from 20 years ago that got regrettably flushed into history forever.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
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regrettably
adverb
re·gret·ta·bly
ri-ˈgret-ə-blē
1
: to an extent deserving regret
a regrettably big decline in wages
2
: it is regrettable : unfortunately
regrettably, I could not agree
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