expiate

Example Sentences

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Ridding oneself of guilt is often easier than overcoming shame, in part because our society offers many ways to expiate guilt-inducing offenses, including apologizing, paying fines, and serving jail time.

From Scientific American

Most outgoing employers expiate their guilt with reference letters so lavish that they qualify as fiction.

From The New Yorker

As the two sisters waited for their father’s return, in the care of an aunt, they were forced to expiate the sins of their deceased mother.

From The New Yorker

The past sins of a ruthless aristocratic class are inherited, but not expiated, by the present-day upholders of law and order.

From Los Angeles Times

The appropriation of natural goodness by corporate brands allows us to expiate our guilt for participating in the system.

From Washington Post