sin
Example Sentences
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“Throw away that skirt. It is a talent, to learn to dress like yourself. Beauty is overrated, but it is not a sin.”
From Literature
It’s not the sins of the father that will be visited upon the son.
From Los Angeles Times
The rap on this year’s pack of gubernatorial hopefuls is they’re a collective bore, as though the lack of A-list sizzle and failure to throw off sparks is some kind of mortal sin.
From Los Angeles Times
Had he provided more points of access like his quote from the 1970s rock star Patti Smith—“Jesus died for somebody’s sins . . . but not mine”—his book might be more approachable than it is.
Boone is responsible for tremendous environmental harm but remains unrepentant, even as other apparitions materialize seeking to shame him into confessing his sins.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
