repent

Example Sentences

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John Paul visited him in prison in December 1983, where he repented for the crime but did not specify his motives.

From Barron's

Finally, business leaders must stop assuming that they can reap the profits of disruption and then repent through philanthropy.

From Washington Post

Later that year, a judge recommended that he also be tried for apostasy, which carries the death penalty, because Mr Badawi had refused to "repent to God".

From BBC

If so, you have both repented and also earned your former girlfriend’s forgiveness.

From Washington Post

Bryce Brewer, a Christian youth pastor in Spokane, Washington, wanted to “make Jesus famous” by repenting in a Facebook post for banning bikinis from youth camps.

From Washington Times