mea culpa

noun

Definition of mea culpanext
as in apology

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Recent Examples of mea culpa Public opinion has softened on the matter, and show creator Larry David even came out years later and offered a mea culpa to the disgruntled fanbase. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 And, by extension, why Almodóvar was so motivated to conceive of this unapologetic mea culpa. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 May 2026 Ahead of the album’s release, West published a lengthy mea culpa in The Wall Street Journal as a full-page ad, apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 After learning of the response, Carpenter took to X on Saturday afternoon to offer a mea culpa. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mea culpa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
  1. apology
  2. excuses
  3. sorrow
  4. sadness
  5. grief
  6. distress
  7. ruth
Noun
  • The witnesses previously recanted, and Wednesday, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott offered an apology.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of apology
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  • Kiffin understands that excuses aren’t going to fly, even if some are valid about recruiting during a time when coaches were traveling back and forth from Oxford to Baton Rouge.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Galliano incident had nothing to do with Israel or the kinds of excuses some people are using today for antisemitism.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of excuses
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  • Outpouring of grief The sound of sobbing underlays chanting in dozens of dialects woven together in a single expression of sorrow for Imam Hussein and his companions and family, killed and taken captive in the defining event of Shia Islam.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Flitting between deadpan sorrow and impassioned romance, Bridgers’ album is alternately spooky, hilarious, mysterious and sneakily moving.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sorrow
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  • The researchers also detected differences in the brain activity associated with faces showing fear versus anger or sadness.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gastélum’s last posts on Instagram and TikTok have thousands of comments ranging from sadness to disbelief.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadness
Noun
  • On top of the unimaginable grief of losing her child, Baustert has been dragged through an ongoing legal marathon in her fight to hold her daughter's alleged attackers accountable.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every visit evoked grief and fury, happiness and gratitude, disbelief and mourning.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grief
Noun
  • The lawsuit requests damages of $10 million for past and future physical injuries, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuits seek damages for wrongful death, economic loss and emotional distress, Crump said.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of distress
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  • Her sensitive and sublime renderings of such states in her fiction and poetry exemplify this ruth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of ruth

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