as in apology
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Recent Examples of mea culpa
And their mea culpa is limited to sports.
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Caroline Downey, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
One such influencer, writer Eric Daugherty, later made a mea culpa on the social media site amid the backlash.
—Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
Usually, when this happens at a car company, the CEO issues a mea culpa, vows to cut costs, and hypes vehicles coming to market soon.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Downey, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
One such influencer, writer Eric Daugherty, later made a mea culpa on the social media site amid the backlash.
—Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
Usually, when this happens at a car company, the CEO issues a mea culpa, vows to cut costs, and hypes vehicles coming to market soon.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mea culpa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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The owner of a San Diego café issued a public apology after at least 98 people got sick, including nine who were hospitalized, according to local reports.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Some Seneca members, however, noted that an apology means little without meaningful action.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The wind of sorrows is so violent today and sweeps up the weakest — the hostages of October 7 and all the hostages — the prisoners, the drowned, who endure terror and die in a terrible feeling of abandonment and indifference.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Her words pierced through the haze of sorrow and became an enduring truth.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Clients often bring their full selves—grief, joy, fear, confidence.—
Akili King,
Essence,
14 May 2025
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Stitt's family and friends attended the sentencing, expressing their grief and emphasizing that she has never been forgotten.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Recorded woodpecker distress calls or raptor calls can also repel the birds.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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While capital markets are also effective pools of capital, there is a benefit to having a single entity that acts with conviction during times of distress.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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