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

Stop's Mr Cahn says that "original sin" of predictive policing is "biased historical data".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 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