contrition
Example Sentences
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The novel’s universe is finally too faint to bear the weight of whatever message about judgment and contrition Mr. Saunders hopes to communicate.
The public apology only came after the Telegraph story - but we don't know what contrition had been expressed internally.
From BBC
By expressing contrition over her long history of trolling, which is how she rose to fame in the first place, Greene has been catching big headlines.
From Salon
"Far from distancing himself from his earlier extremist views, he confirms that he still holds them. Far from showing contrition, he is presenting himself as the victim of a conspiracy," he added.
From BBC
Its old meaning was an act of clemency extended by a legal authority in recognition of a convicted person’s contrition and commitment to reform.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
