repentant

Example Sentences

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And how often have we seen news stories about those same people, newly repentant and freshly contrite, their minds changed after coming nose to nose with their own mortality, courtesy of COVID?

From Seattle Times

“We were able to rescue them without paying any ransom,” Shehu said, adding that “repentant” bandits helped foster a dialogue.

From Washington Post

"Who are you? A repentant German... or the heir of the Nazis?" he said.

From BBC

“Those repentant ones are working for us, and they are working for the government and they are working for security,” governor Bello Matawalle said.

From Reuters

But two weeks ago, lawmakers from Zamfara state suggested offering amnesty to repentant kidnappers in exchange for sustainable economic opportunities.

From BBC