sinner

Example Sentences

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Not that Menendez is the lesser sinner — the third-term, soon-to-be-70 senator has operated under a cloud far longer than Santos, a freshman half his age.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

“I finally saw, like, ‘Oh, I’m a sinner by God’s standard,’ and then I understood my need for a savior and for Jesus,” she said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Chun Woo-won, 27, said military strongman Chun Doo-hwan was a "sinner and slaughterer".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Perhaps people who we hero worship are not quite as — you know, in every saint, there is a speck of dust and every sinner a spark of gold.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

When I ask Isabel whether Mother Ermentrude believes me a sinner, she gives an indirect reply.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein