original sin

Example Sentences

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The projects never were built, but many Latinos considered the destruction of the neighborhoods and removal of the residents as something of the Dodgers’ original sin and vowed never to set foot inside Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

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

Logically, one has to think so … if one believes that an inanimate object can be imbued with original sin to begin with.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

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

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides