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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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The mystery surrounding his death is perhaps his greatest tale — sorry The Tell-Tale Heart fanatics.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
In a startling display for a game of this magnitude, a pack of sorry spectators caused the game to be stopped for nearly 10 minutes before the bottom of the seventh inning while balls and bottles rained down on the field.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
But the sorry numbers don’t tell the whole story: Twenty years after Brazil’s quota law was first passed in 1997, the number of women in the federal lower house doubled.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
If that sounds a-peel-ing (sorry!), add Sausage-Stuffed Honeynut Squash, Bulgur-Stuffed Acorn Squash, or Sausage-Stuffed Delicata Squash to your meal plan this week.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
In a startling display for a game of this magnitude, a pack of sorry spectators caused the game to be stopped for nearly 10 minutes before the bottom of the seventh inning while balls and bottles rained down on the field.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
But the sorry numbers don’t tell the whole story: Twenty years after Brazil’s quota law was first passed in 1997, the number of women in the federal lower house doubled.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
If that sounds a-peel-ing (sorry!), add Sausage-Stuffed Honeynut Squash, Bulgur-Stuffed Acorn Squash, or Sausage-Stuffed Delicata Squash to your meal plan this week.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 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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Maybe not the question to ask a Canadian, but could sad smoke breaks bring America together today?Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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One of Jones’ most famous productions stands as his top-selling title in this sad moment, but it’s not credited to him as an artist.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will be turning the pathetic knobs all the way to 11.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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After a downright pathetic few weeks, the Russians regrouped—or at least got regrouped enough.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Later, Pryor’s widow Jennifer confirmed the rumor, telling TMZ that her late husband was always open about his bisexuality with friends and would not be ashamed that the relationship was revealed publicly.Stephanie Petit, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Horse Crazy, Indiana’s first and best novel, his unnamed narrator invites a prospective boyfriend to his similarly cluttered apartment and feels ashamed—not of its mess, exactly, but of the sheer number of books on his shelves.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Instead of simply telling CEOs that employees are unhappy, provide hard evidence that points to why.Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pickford grew up in a quiet, unhappy house near Richmond Park, in southwest London.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Monét began her tweet with five heartbroken emojis.Anna Chan, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Animal lovers have been left heartbroken by a dog who has already been adopted and returned to the shelter twice in her young life.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump, for one thing, had a favorable set of issues behind him and the Republican Party: Biden had seen poor favorability and approval ratings throughout his term in office, despite scoring several legislative wins, including a bipartisan infrastructure deal that had previously eluded Trump.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Materials was weak due to a more than 20% selloff in shares of Celanese after the company gave a poor outlook.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, nearly one-third of election offices don’t have any full-time staff, wages are pitiful, and turnover rates grew from 28 percent in 2004—already high—to nearly 39 percent in 2022.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
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The plight of Zimbabwe, moreover, remains pitiful, a once prosperous country not only reduced to economic ruin but also trapped in a culture of corruption and violence that Mugabe fostered since gaining power in 1980 and that is now deeply embedded among the ruling elite.Martin Meredith, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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“Sorry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorry. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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