contrition

Example Sentences

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Here was a chance for Redzepi to redeem himself with true contrition.

From Los Angeles Times

The novel’s universe is finally too faint to bear the weight of whatever message about judgment and contrition Mr. Saunders hopes to communicate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The public apology only came after the Telegraph story - but we don't know what contrition had been expressed internally.

From BBC

By expressing contrition over her long history of trolling, which is how she rose to fame in the first place, Greene has been catching big headlines.

From Salon

"Far from distancing himself from his earlier extremist views, he confirms that he still holds them. Far from showing contrition, he is presenting himself as the victim of a conspiracy," he added.

From BBC