if-onlys

Folks, take it easy on Kristin -- we all knew the minute the "Perdu" column was posted, that she and Jean-Marc were torturing themselves further with all the "what-ifs" and "if-onlys" that their minds could create, and wagging your finger and saying you told them so at this point does nothing.

creve - French Word-A-Day 2009

But there is one positive side to this, and that is when you are so depressed and upset about the death of a child, and under those circumstances, and the self blame and the if-onlys, that when you can get angry at someone - it has been an accident.

CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2009 2009

Let's let our grief -- for this is its purpose -- cleanse our sadness, our regret, our if-onlys, our doubts, our fears, our worries.

Dr. Susan Corso: Cheating (Economic) Grief Through Solitaire 2009

Folks, take it easy on Kristin -- we all knew the minute the "Perdu" column was posted, that she and Jean-Marc were torturing themselves further with all the "what-ifs" and "if-onlys" that their minds could create, and wagging your finger and saying you told them so at this point does nothing.

creve - French Word-A-Day 2009

As her mind roamed over the possibilities, the what-ifs and if-onlys, she was drawn back, not to the fire, but to the thing that had happened almost two years before.

Plain Language Barbara Wright 2007

As her mind roamed over the possibilities, the what-ifs and if-onlys, she was drawn back, not to the fire, but to the thing that had happened almost two years before.

Plain Language Barbara Wright 2007

If only she had a joint to relax her or some black beauties to wire her up, but if-onlys were just as empty as her pockets.

Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

As her mind roamed over the possibilities, the what-ifs and if-onlys, she was drawn back, not to the fire, but to the thing that had happened almost two years before.

Plain Language Barbara Wright 2007

As her mind roamed over the possibilities, the what-ifs and if-onlys, she was drawn back, not to the fire, but to the thing that had happened almost two years before.

Plain Language Barbara Wright 2007

As the Democrats lament their long litany of if-onlys, Kerry's unwillingness to sprinkle every campaign speech with Bible verses is high on the list.

USATODAY.com - Presidential election may have hinged on one issue: Issue 1 2004