How to Use mea culpa in a Sentence

mea culpa

noun

• The mayor's public mea culpa didn't satisfy his critics.
• This book is in part their mea culpa.
  — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
• But is their mea culpa too little, too late?
  — Alex Hogan, STAT, 12 June 2026
• Sturm offered a postgame mea culpa.
  — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
• Much of their podcast’s appeal lies in seeing how this mea culpa has played out.
  — Eric Sullivan, Esquire, 9 Feb. 2018
• His mea culpa included a statement from his own wife.
  — Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
• The mea culpas came days later, after officials were caught out in their lies.
  — The Economist, 14 Jan. 2020
• The net effect of these structural changes amounts to a collective mea culpa.
  — Kristen Leigh Painter, Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
• However, nowhere in the piece is there any sign of a mea culpa for past behaviors, and there should be.
  — Amy Wilentz, The New Republic, 25 May 2022
• That mea culpa did almost nothing to end the internecine warfare.
  — Andy Greenberg, Wired, 5 Aug. 2020
• After the game, the receiver put out a mea culpa via social media.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
• The mea culpa was a classy move but does not free Hamlin from the consequences of his actions.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• Later that year, Modi made a rare mea culpa and announced plans to roll back the reforms.
  — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• But this record can also be seen as an album-length mea culpa to those who haven’t let go of the Tyler who ate the roach.
  — Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
• If the details above aren't enough to justify a mea culpa, the backstory is.
  — John Patrick Pullen, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2017
• Then that country singer did a mea culpa sketch with Jason Bateman.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
• In fact, the talk-show host’s mea culpa is just one example of how ridiculous celeb apologies have gotten.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
• But on Bitcoin, even after his mea culpa, Rogoff is still wrong.
  — Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• The latter led to an almost immediate mea culpa, and a vow to never tweet again.
  — Sasha Savitsky, Fox News, 29 May 2018
• The same mea culpa post appeared on his personal page Friday but has since been removed.
  — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• But much of the damage had already been done and Smith's mea culpa will do little to minimize it.
  — Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
• The bigger story from Altman’s dinner wasn’t his mea culpa.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
• Arena offered something of a mea culpa late Saturday night just the same.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Disney and Paramount warned it to stop with legal letters, sparking the mea culpa.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
• Much like Zach, Aven begins his chat with Rachel by offering a big old mea culpa.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
• Still, the mea culpa seemed not to be enough for ABC executives.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 2 Feb. 2022
• But Barry’s idea of a mea culpa is getting Cousineau a bit part on a TV show.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2022
• Watch Carvey's mea culpa to Madonna in the full episode of Fly on the Wall above.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
• After 25 years, James Cameron is offering a rare mea culpa, of sorts.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2023
• Clayton accepts this weak mea culpa, and then sends Shanae off to apologize to the other women.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2022