contrite
Example Sentences
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By this time the junior Dickenses are contrite, keen to express their remorse for “the way that all of us, except Baby, had treated him.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The report drawn up for the meeting says the church should "adopt a posture of a broken and contrite heart".
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
But he had a starring role in the opening ceremony of the competition on Wednesday night, standing contrite before the assembled grinning beauty queens where he offered an apology.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
When I spoke to him on the phone on Tuesday morning, Buscaglia was contrite about his mistakes, but not his methods.
From Slate • May 21, 2025
“I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly contrite.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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