penitent
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I came to Anne Vaughan Lock’s “A Meditation of a Penitent Sinner” as a result of my son Hudson’s high-school ancestry-research project.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2019
Off to the right, the Penitent Stairs ascend sharply into the gloom, daring me to test the condition of my body and the state of my soul.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017
POV Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo traces the final years of her gay uncle’s life in New York City and Puerto Rico in the poignant documentary “Memories of a Penitent Heart.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2017
“The Penitent Saint Peter” is the second canvas by Ribera to enter the Met’s collection.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2012
The Penitent King was having a difficult time with the rebels in Resavek.This caused some concern, but only in a general way.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing penitent
Grade 10, List 4
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