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
Eventually, Mary comes clean, and a bevy of local teens show up in court with their various stolen diner items in an act of mass repentance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
The race is held the day before the start of Lent, the Christian period of repentance and sacrifice before Easter.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
I am confused and hurt by his sudden repentance.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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