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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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
Its title may be a mouthful, but the more accurate handle Apocalypse Now was, regrettably, already spoken for.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 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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