sinner
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At his worst, he was a sinner, like all of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Weinstein had become “the poster boy, the original sinner, for the #MeToo movement,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
“I finally saw, like, ‘Oh, I’m a sinner by God’s standard,’ and then I understood my need for a savior and for Jesus,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Chun Woo-won, 27, said military strongman Chun Doo-hwan was a "sinner and slaughterer".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023
For every man’s a sinner, And he wants his neighbor’s grain.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
“People said to me, ‘Well, Jesus met with sinners.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
A year before news of her husband’s affair became public, during an interview with a local radio show, Angela said, “The secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good, are forgiving.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023
“I saw a quote the other day,” she said in a 2019 interview, “and it said, the secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good at forgiving.”
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
And he would serenade the oysters of Chesapeake Bay with the hymns the brothers Wesley had written to bring sinners to repentance and praise.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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