remorseful

[US]/rɪ'mɔːsf(ʊ)l/
[UK]/rɪ'mɔrsfəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of regret or guilt; feeling sorry for one's actions

Example Sentences

He represented to the court that the accused was very remorseful.

feeling remorseful for his actions

deeply remorseful for what he said

feeling remorseful for causing harm

remorseful for his mistakes

showing a remorseful attitude

deeply remorseful for his actions

expressing sincere remorseful feelings

Real-world Examples

They'll never be remorseful and of course will continue the same behavior.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Number two- you have to prove that she is remorseful for her crime.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Can't you let lad go just for this once? He is genuinely remorseful.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

I walked into the Capitol for two minutes and I'm remorseful of that.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

But Yeobright was too deeply absorbed in the ramblings incidental to his remorseful state to notice her.

Source: Returning Home

The officer who fired the shot is under house arrest. And Israeli officials have been remorseful.

Source: NPR News June 2020 Compilation

So I wasn't expecting that. He was remorseful.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2018 Collection

This remembrance made the man feel remorseful.

Source: Pan Pan

Remorseful for the murder, her adopted mother would also fling herself off a cliff.

Source: Defeating the movie moguls

And Miss Campbell fell into a remorseful reverie, which lasted till she got home.

Source: Blooming Roses (Part 2)

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