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
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
Chun Woo-won, 27, said military strongman Chun Doo-hwan was a "sinner and slaughterer".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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
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
"Sinners" proves that Black history isn’t a sin and that teachers of Black history aren’t sinners.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
“Even as sinners, with our biggest mistakes, we always tried to be humbled.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
There was nearly as much commotion over the saving of the sinners as there had been during the gratifying melodic sermon.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
