Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 9 compound words that contain sorry. The most common are listed below. Open sorry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- I'm sorryIndicates the speaker's apology.
- feel sorry forTo pity; to show pity for.
- sorry I'm lateUsed to apologise for not arriving on time.
- sorry businessA mourning practice such as a funeral.
- Sorry DayAn annual event held in Australia on 26 May, since 1997, to commemorate the mistreatment of the continent's indigenous population.
- better safe than sorryIt is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.
- sorry not sorryAlternative form of sorry, not sorry.
- sorry for oneselfSelf-pitying.
- Sorry Daysplural of Sorry Day: An annual event held in Australia on 26 May, since 1997, to commemorate the mistreatment of the continent's indigenous population.
- felt sorry forsimple past and past participle of feel sorry for
- it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.
- better safe then sorryMisspelling of better safe than sorry: It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.
- feeling sorry forpresent participle and gerund of feel sorry for
- feels sorry forthird-person singular simple present indicative of feel sorry for: To pity; to show pity for.
- glad and sorryA hire purchase scheme.
- merry-go-sorryAn experience that elicits feelings of both joy and sorrow.
Compound words 9
- sozSynonym of sorry: Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- supersorryExtremely sorry.
- sorrilyIn a sorry manner; poorly.
- sorrinessThe state or quality of being sorry; regret.
- sorryishSomewhat sorry.
- unsorryNot sorry.
- sorryfulsorrowful
- sorrisomeCharacterised or marked by sorriness or being sorry; pathetic; regretful; apologetic.
- sorrysomeAlternative form of sorrisome: Characterised or marked by sorriness or being sorry; pathetic; regretful; apologetic.