sinner
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Chun Woo-won called his grandfather a "sinner and slaughterer" and said he was "sincerely sorry for not apologising any sooner".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
At his worst, he was a sinner, like all of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Weinstein had become “the poster boy, the original sinner, for the #MeToo movement,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
And “Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
For every man’s a sinner, And he wants his neighbor’s grain.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
He ate with tax collectors, sinners and outcasts.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Early Christians were acutely aware that they were sinners, that they would be judged in death for what they had done in life, that they needed to atone and seek God’s forgiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Francis always denounced such ploys, saying that Communion was not a reward for perfect behavior but a kind of spiritual nourishment for everyone, including sinners.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the best twist is when you realize how much you’ve come to care about these characters, be they saints or sinners or a bit of both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
“Feh. The sheriff is out of town on some business, and the preacher is giving his nightly sermon to the sinners of Summerland.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
