sinned
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“I am a man more sinned against than sinning,” the aggrieved Lear rages on the heath after being cast out by his sycophantic daughters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“It was seeing other people who had sinned beyond anything I could even conceptualize also being found in Christ that made me feel like, ‘OK, that gives me hope,’” LaBeouf added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
He left the church shortly thereafter, after confessing to the congregation as a whole that he had sinned in such a way that it would necessitate him stepping down from ministry.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
Even if your daughters are, in some sense, more sinned against than sinning, you could reasonably worry that putting resources in their hands will allow them to support destructive causes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
She had defeated him—she had sinned against his empire and now would emerge victorious.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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