1
: tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
2
: such as to make one feel guilty
a sinful chocolate cake
sinfulness
noun
Examples of sinful in a Sentence
It is sinful to steal.
chastised by his minister for his sinful behavior
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There’s a sinful sort of glee in watching all of this unfold, knowing that the same mournful character might be the next one to die.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The sinful acts on display here are a direct result of that disenfranchisement, an effort to reclaim what is still owed, forty acres and a mule, with interest.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Pope Gregory, believing these demons to be an indication of Magdalene’s excessively sinful past, identified her as an unnamed woman in Luke who wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Sammie’s father is right to be concerned, but wrong about the sinful nature of the blues—Sinners depicts musical talent as a divine blessing, a power that can pierce the veil between worlds, for good or for ill.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The sinful acts on display here are a direct result of that disenfranchisement, an effort to reclaim what is still owed, forty acres and a mule, with interest.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Pope Gregory, believing these demons to be an indication of Magdalene’s excessively sinful past, identified her as an unnamed woman in Luke who wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Sammie’s father is right to be concerned, but wrong about the sinful nature of the blues—Sinners depicts musical talent as a divine blessing, a power that can pierce the veil between worlds, for good or for ill.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sinful
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“Sinful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinful. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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