sinner

Example Sentences

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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

Scorsese’s faith, and his battles with it, provide something of a leitmotif of the series — is he a saint or a sinner?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

And “Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

“I will soon meet my Maker, Isabel. I am a sinner in need of forgiveness.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson