Collocation
deeply sorry
feeling very apologetic or regretful about something
Definition
'deeply sorry' is a common English collocation. feeling very apologetic or regretful about something
be + deeply sorry (+ about/for + noun/gerund)
“I am deeply sorry for the trouble I caused.”
Examples
- I am deeply sorry for what I said yesterday.
- She was deeply sorry about missing your graduation ceremony.
- We are deeply sorry for the delay in processing your application.
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- He sounded deeply sorry when he called to apologize.
- They said they were deeply sorry for any inconvenience caused.
- I felt deeply sorry for her after hearing what she had been through.
- The manager wrote that he was deeply sorry that the guest had a bad experience.
- My parents were deeply sorry for not noticing the problem earlier.
- Although the mistake was unintentional, the team remained deeply sorry for the impact it had.
More adverb + adjectives
- completely different totally not the same; very unlike something else
- seriously ill very sick; having a severe illness or medical condition
- extremely important very important; having a very high level of importance
- incredibly useful extremely helpful or practical; providing a lot of value
- perfectly normal completely ordinary or typical; not unusual or strange