"Genuine regret" means feeling sincerely sorry or remorseful about something that has happened or your own actions.
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Sentences with «genuine regret»
- The change offered by the government to the scheme was not accepted by the BMA however, [22] and she was accused of failing to express genuine regret by Andrew Lansley, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Health. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Humility and genuine regret for past mistakes would just be the start. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
- De Niro expresses his frustration with another character as though he had it stored up for decades; Kline declines a sexual opportunity (as we know he must) with genuine regret; Douglas acknowledges his own foolishness; Freeman dances like, well, an old man, delighted to be in the spotlight while realizing his footwork can no longer match his imagined abilities. (screenanarchy.com)
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