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
“I will soon meet my Maker, Isabel. I am a sinner in need of forgiveness.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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
But the best twist is when you realize how much you’ve come to care about these characters, be they saints or sinners or a bit of both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
“I saw a quote the other day,” she said in a 2019 interview, “and it said, the secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good at forgiving.”
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
