sinner

The author’s ill-matched father and mother are saints; his stepmother, Raine Spencer, a sinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The 1851 memoir, by contrast, was a spiritual redemption story, with Byfield tracing his progress from rebellious sinner to devout and repentant Christian."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Not that Menendez is the lesser sinner — the third-term, soon-to-be-70 senator has operated under a cloud far longer than Santos, a freshman half his age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Neither of them had some road-to-Damascus moment that turned the sinner into a saint.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023

“Because I cannot name him, therefore all would think me a liar, a sinner trying to hide her shame,” I explain.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

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 in their stories, Latinos aren’t always sinners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

“I saw a quote the other day,” she said in a 2019 interview, “and it said, the secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good at forgiving.”

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

“Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, saints and sinners, old and young,” the minister started.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds