penance

Example Sentences

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As Sandler capably plays him, he’s haunted — doomed to work in a kind of karmic penance, incapable of forgetting what might have been.

From New York Times

I went first to an event for Ashura, a religious ritual at which devout Shiite Muslims beat themselves with chains to display penance and mourning.

From Los Angeles Times

They seem to be taking part in an outlandish concealed identity television dating scenario as a form of penance.

From New York Times

Your penance will be having to listen to your friend’s explanation, even if it unintentionally seems to confirm her guilt.

From Washington Post

Many Filipinos perform religious penance in the week leading to Easter in the hope they will be cleansed of sins and illnesses and their wishes might be granted.

From Reuters