original sin
Example Sentences
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This soul-gnawing anxiety is not original sin in the Christian sense, even if it functions in much the same way.
From Salon • May 25, 2025
While Waltz committed the original sin of inviting the wrong dude to a sensitive group chat, it was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who most abused the thread.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2025
“The approach was really the original sin of Gascón and the beginning and the end of this administration,” Ehrlich said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
How he inspired Latinos to root for a franchise whose original sin was building a ballpark on the site of barrios that the city had demolished in the name of progress.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
When she’s cleaned it up enough, she attempts a bite as if it’s the original sin.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
