How to Use remorse in a Sentence
remorse
noun- I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse.
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But then in a fit of remorse didn't want to bury her body.
—National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
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And in 2021, even more than in the past five years as a whole, the risk of buyer’s remorse is high.
—cleveland, 25 Sep. 2021
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This gives the teacher some control and shows the rest of the class the student has remorse.
—Levi Pulkkinen, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
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Still, in the years since the death of her mother, she's expressed remorse.
—Alexis Jones, Marie Claire, 20 Mar. 2019
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In August Jack Dorsey was struck with a pang of remorse.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
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Jensen expressed no remorse in a statement to the court.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
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The judge said the Taylors showed remorse for their actions.
—Sean McLain, WSJ, 19 July 2021
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The remorse, the sadness, the county’s deeply saddened by this.
—Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2019
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Wei, who has played 10 times for China, was full of remorse.
—John Duerden, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
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Three of the girls showed remorse, according to the report.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Back in his office, Boone is still mulling over the question of remorse.
—Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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In the texts, Parscale expressed remorse for helping elect Trump in 2016.
—Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
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No guilt, no remorse, just burn her up in the furnace in the basement and begin again.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 31 May 2018
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Cantlon said McArthur has shown some remorse by pleading guilty to the charges.
—Rob Gillies, The Seattle Times, 5 Feb. 2019
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Pearce hopes the thieves will return the relic and express remorse for their deed.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
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Use their thoughts as a guide to clean out that drawer with no remorse and no takebacks.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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And this is a nation that needs a leader who can coach it through remorse, fear and no small amount of grief.
—Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
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True redemption and remorse comes from telling the truth.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2020
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Cawthorn hasn't learned his lesson and seems to have no remorse for his actions.
—Jill Filipovic, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
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But the truth is the learning is about much more than expressing remorse.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
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Alex was in rehab, full of remorse and asking for prayers.
—James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
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The woman who hasn’t dropped the suit says it’s because Watson has shown no remorse.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
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There is no self-knowledge or remorse, no greater sense of justice than there was in 1947.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
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There is true and authentic remorse for the death of Mr. Wiley.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2019
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Judge Lewey has been very firm about wanting to see remorse it’s today in Ohios.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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There was no immediate remorse or even an attempt to pull back on the force of the strike.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Zivic completes a 1,000-piece puzzle to keep his mind off his remorse.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
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And yet still, after all of that, Richard’s mother refuses to apologize or show remorse or offer any type of comfort to her son’s widow.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 July 2025
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Milton's attorney cited alcohol addiction as a factor, but the judge found a lack of remorse and sentenced him to prison.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
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