sinner
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"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
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
No, the potential Buddha already exists in the sinner; his future is already there.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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
That is the well-worn path of sinners come to confession, or, in secular terms, Whittaker Chambers renouncing his allegiance to Stalin.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
“Even as sinners, with our biggest mistakes, we always tried to be humbled.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
A year before news of her husband’s affair became public, during an interview with a local radio show, Angela said, “The secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good, are forgiving.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023
Their office was to pursue and punish sinners.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
