mea culpa

Example Sentences

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Mr. Steyer has endorsed them, but it’s never too late for a mea culpa.

From The Wall Street Journal

A senior Tory told me after the election defeat the party had to "go everywhere and do a mea culpa, to listen and take a kicking".

From BBC

In a mea culpa statement to the court, Hancock explained that the errors might have crept into his declaration when he cut-and-pasted a note to himself.

From Los Angeles Times

But his mea culpa did little to appease the public.

From BBC

The panelists on ‘The View’ started their Monday with a public mea culpa for indulging in speculation about Kate Middleton before her cancer disclosure.

From Los Angeles Times