penitent

The penitent Magdalene was a popular subject in Artemisia’s day, and several versions of the painting exist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

So then—can an inanimate tool such as this typewriter be penitent, reformed, and redeemed from the original sin of its creation?

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

But it also happens to be Ash Wednesday, the solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Christianity’s most penitent season.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

But it was hard to feel penitent now, with Father Amadi s cologne deep in my lungs.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Before attacking the city, the crusaders fasted and walked around its walls as penitents, an act that shows the blending of pilgrimage with armed conflict.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

Known as La Madrugá, or The Dawn, the procession features penitents who wear pointed black hoods and carry a float of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena from the city's cathedral.

From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2022

Ms. Atlani-Duault, the commission member, said the group had not carried out a quantitative analysis that would show how often penitents were steered toward confession when discussing sexual abuse.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

Eno, the dufus, dropped his soon after the warning, so we all had to get down on the chapel floor on our knees and knuckles, like penitents.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover