original sin

Example Sentences

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The invasion “was the original sin,” said Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank.

From New York Times

The United States made some terrible decisions after the original sin of the invasion.

From Washington Post

“And that’s it. Our original sin of slavery just goes through the opportunities people have.”

From Seattle Times

The absence of any workable legal system that would admit migrants systematically, in numbers that would meet the U.S. labor market’s demand, is the original sin of the chaos at the border.

From Washington Post

If slavery is America’s original sin, then Juneteenth is a celebration of its baptism.

From Seattle Times