repentant
adjective
re·pen·tant
ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 
1
: experiencing repentance : penitent
2
: expressive of repentance
repentantly
adverb
Examples of repentant in a Sentence
repentant sinners
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Johnson wrote in a letter in the filing to the Illinois review board that Hoover is repentant and has the potential and the desire to live the rest of his life as a force for good in his community.
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Over these last weeks, however, I have been nudged into a repentant apology by his profound take on our political crisis and a sincere and accurate Christian analysis of the problems and deliberate practical steps the individual Christian citizen can take during this holy season.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Moore gives one of her quietest performances as repentant cowboy Kiefer’s former lover, Mary Alice.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Over these last weeks, however, I have been nudged into a repentant apology by his profound take on our political crisis and a sincere and accurate Christian analysis of the problems and deliberate practical steps the individual Christian citizen can take during this holy season.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Moore gives one of her quietest performances as repentant cowboy Kiefer’s former lover, Mary Alice.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repentant
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“Repentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repentant. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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