sinner
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The author’s ill-matched father and mother are saints; his stepmother, Raine Spencer, a sinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The 1851 memoir, by contrast, was a spiritual redemption story, with Byfield tracing his progress from rebellious sinner to devout and repentant Christian."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Chun Woo-won called his grandfather a "sinner and slaughterer" and said he was "sincerely sorry for not apologising any sooner".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
His accomplished reporting and writing bring a full portrait of King, saint and sinner, but mostly a complicated and compassionate revolutionary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
Then whoever it was started to singing “Ring de bells of mercy. Call de sinner man home.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
He ate with tax collectors, sinners and outcasts.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Francis always denounced such ploys, saying that Communion was not a reward for perfect behavior but a kind of spiritual nourishment for everyone, including sinners.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the best twist is when you realize how much you’ve come to care about these characters, be they saints or sinners or a bit of both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Converted sinners flowed down the aisles to shake hands with the evangelist and stayed at his side or were directed to one of the men in line.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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