remorse
Example Sentences
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The judge said she must answer for her crimes, noting that she had shown no remorse in the years since her arrest.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
They accused Sangha of trying to “rewrite history” to paint herself as the victim and said she had not demonstrated remorse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
"The Jewish community will want to see a genuine remorse and change before believing that the appropriate place to test this sincerity is on the main stage at the Wireless Festival," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But they felt remorse as well, as employees of a company that had failed its people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
A child cannot quarrel with its elders, as I had done; cannot give its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing remorse
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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