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
Liyana’s parents did not believe everyone was an automatic sinner when they were born.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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
After all, they were needy and hungry and despised and dispossessed, and sinners the world over were in the driver’s seat.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
