atonement

Example Sentences

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Mr. Nesbø specializes in the psychological turf between good and evil, success and failure, violence and atonement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

In all fairness, we don’t know what level of atonement Pitt has made over the years.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

Julius, meanwhile, becomes a card-cheat spotter for a casino as an act of atonement for his thieving ways — it’s easy to buy Elordi’s take on ’50s rogue sensitivity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Kalyan is also performing what he called 11 days of atonement rituals to rectify the "great injustice".

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

His niece had been subdued and submissive since her walk of atonement, thank the gods.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin