repentant
Example Sentences
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Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
He transformed the original designs for the basilica into a far more ambitious proposal, which was initially funded by donations from repentant worshippers.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
D’Angelo Russell, the Lakers’ repentant point guard who has vowed to be more engaged this season, answered some questions Thursday as drama-free as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
Stories range from the title piece, about the death of his mother; to an account of a filmmaker in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend to the tale of a repentant vampire.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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