Some players and fans understandably regret the loss of serve-and-volley tennis and the decrease in variation between the different surfaces.

Second, we don't regret the loss of his life.

Longtime residents regret the loss of the town's historic name and separate identity.

While the poet perhaps regrets the loss of innocence that this experience entailed, his readers may be more grateful.

The county borough councils regretted the loss of their independent status.