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
Neither of them had some road-to-Damascus moment that turned the sinner into a saint.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023
Then whoever it was started to singing “Ring de bells of mercy. Call de sinner man home.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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
"Sinners" proves that Black history isn’t a sin and that teachers of Black history aren’t sinners.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 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
But in their stories, Latinos aren’t always sinners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Pray for us poor sinners, from now until the hour of our death.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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