remorse
Example Sentences
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The magistrate presiding over this case said he had decided against jail because of Goreraza's remorse and the fact that he was a first-time offender.
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He said Shaw had never apologised or shown remorse.
From BBC
Williams responded, “You know, it is what it is. I feel, like, no remorse for that.”
He also said he accepted the defendant's remorse was "immediate and genuine", adding:
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But they felt remorse as well, as employees of a company that had failed its people.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.