sin
Example Sentences
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That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.
From BBC
To some in Illinois, letting the storied team leave for Indiana might look like a sin worse than putting ketchup on a Chicago hot dog.
Its strongest leaders spoke not only about the sins of segregation but also about the responsibilities of freedom, understanding that justice without moral renewal would leave communities politically visible but internally broken.
Nothing will ever undo the original sin, and devoting your life to ruining someone else’s is a loss for both of you.
From Los Angeles Times
The real sin I had been committing was not that of inching toward the center of a platoon because I was cold.
From Literature
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