repent

Example Sentences

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In several cases, countries that arrived at trade deals with the U.S. later repented because their deals were too one-sided, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the foreign women held in the camps, many have repented and asked to go home, she said.

From Barron's

Grinch boosters point out that the villain repents and reforms at the end of the story, shedding his pathological hatred of Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times

John Paul visited him in prison in December 1983, where he repented for the crime but did not specify his motives.

From Barron's

At the time of his 2024 conversion, Brand declared that he had repented of his past and that he would "acknowledge that I am in a battle against myself."

From Salon