Alan Greenspan

Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.

American Economist

Terry Pratchett

Seven hundred thousand people who have dementia in this country are not heard. I'm fortunate; I can be heard. Regrettably, it's amazing how people listen if you stand up in public and give away $1 million for research into the disease, as I have done.

English Author

Jules Verne

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.

French Author

Dusty Rhodes

One of the regrettable things in my life is that my dad was not around to see my stardom, to see me wrestle or to see what I achieved by the dream I had at an early age, influenced by where he would like to go.

Hillary Clinton

There are some people in politics and in the press who can't be confused by the facts. They just will not live in an evidence-based world. And that's regrettable.

American Politician

Menachem Begin

We attacked selected military targets of the P.L.O. Around, civilians were hurt, I don't want to deny it. Very regrettable, very regrettable. We regret it deeply.

Israeli Politician

Richard Dawkins

Nothing is wrong with peace and love. It is all the more regrettable that so many of Christ's followers seem to disagree.

English Scientist

Lara Trump

Regrettably, the media are seemingly incapable of mentioning the words 'compassion' and 'Trump' in the same sentence.

American Producer

Frank Sinatra Jr.

It's regrettable that some people have to make a substantial living at others' expense.

American Singer

Phil Hellmuth

Regrettably, I've had more than a few meltdowns on television.

American Celebrity

Use 'regrettable' when something could have been avoided and there's a sense of disappointment or missed opportunity.

Context Matters

'Regrettable' is formal and often used in official statements to express sorrow or apology.

Formal Tone

It can describe personal emotions, expressing a polite way to say you wish something hadn't happened.

Personal Feelings

 In the case of the thylacine, regrettably, we shot every one that we saw. We slaughtered them. In the case of the gastric-brooding frog, we may have "fungicided" it to death. There's a dreadful fungus that's moving through the world that's called the chytrid fungus, and it's nailing frogs all over the world.