repentance
Example Sentences
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One common answer notes that sackcloth and ashes have been since biblical times a sign of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The frail Jones expressed regret for his past and Lee decided to believe his repentance was sincere.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
This 10-day stretch ends with Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, repentance and commemoration of the dead.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
I am confused and hurt by his sudden repentance.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing repentance
The Poet X
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"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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