I'm sorry to say

I'm sorry to say
I’m sorry to say/report/spoken phrase
used for talking about something bad or disappointing that has happened

We’re going to have to lay off 100 employees, I’m sorry to say.

Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym
Main entry: sorry

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I'm ˈsorry to say idiom
used for saying that sth is disappointing

He didn't accept the job, I'm sorry to say.

Main entry:sorryidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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