repentant

Example Sentences

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Others note that it’s never the repentant Grinch who marauds through schools and holiday parades or blows up on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

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

He added that he was truly repentant, promising directly to those affected: "I will repay you."

From BBC

Thanh portrays himself as a repentant figure who now regrets his life of crime and wants to speak out to prevent other Vietnamese people from making the same mistakes.

From BBC

Some had arrived at Quinto’s page searching for a repentant statement in response to the public backlash.

From Los Angeles Times