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

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

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

The old, old mystery took hold as the priest slid open the tiny door that separated him from the sinner and made the sign of the cross before the grilled window.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

“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

Here were sinners, come to hear the Word of God.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin