contrition
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Davis offered no words of contrition ahead of the sentence being handed down, vowing only to appeal the guilty finding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said he had been rehabilitated, adding he had "shown contrition for his crimes".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the February town hall with foundation employees, internally known as “BG Unplugged,” Gates addressed the Epstein ties with a mix of contrition and defiance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Here was a chance for Redzepi to redeem himself with true contrition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing contrition
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