i am sorry
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Alternative form of I'm sorry.
Example Sentences
- "“We can stop turning our heads away. We can look at you in the eyes and finally say on behalf of the American people: What the government did was shameful and I am sorry,” he told the elderly men, emphasizing the last three words."
- "But in this rude and raucous age, apologies have become pro forma. People apologize not for being offensive (“I did something to hurt you, and I am sorry”) but rather because someone might have taken offense (“If your feelings were hurt, I am sorry.”)"
- "I'm not sure I like you, brother of mine, I want to say. But I am sorry. You have affected me so deeply, probably more than I know. For a long time I have wanted to scream, "I hate you!" But until now I have never wanted to apologise. […] And so I am sorry. For taking so long to understand that not everything is a choice and that maybe you are that little bit saner for your open uncertainty of that funny thing called life."