sinned
Example Sentences
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She danced and sinned and regretted and atoned, and then contradicted herself by doing it all over again.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Lear, though “more sinned against than sinning,” recognizes only after it’s too late the error in judgment that led to the devastation from which there can be no return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
His lawyers argued that while he had engaged in bad behavior and sinned against his wife, he had not broken the law.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
“I have sinned, I’ve broken the law and I have no excuses,” Kreuper said via teleconference.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
In religious instruction classes, Sor Juana had told how God clothed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden after they had sinned.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
