mea culpa

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Recent Examples of mea culpa In private, your mea culpas are easily given and with a good partner, they are quickly forgiven and forgotten. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025 Both have appeared to tone down the tension, with Musk issuing a mea culpa days after their relationship imploded. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 13 June 2025 The mea culpa came via LuPone’s social media accounts Saturday after more than 600 members of the Broadway community signed an open letter condemning the three-time Tony winner’s controversial comments about Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 31 May 2025 Yet that is what has happened as his media blitz has quickly given way to mea culpas. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mea culpa
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Noun
  • As part of his apology, Bradley presented her with a five-diamond ring, with each rock signifying a new promise to his wife.
    Beth Sobol, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The criticism prompted an apology video posted on Townsend’s Instagram Story.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When sheriff’s deputies were raiding his home in May, Mutch had excuses for both alleged crimes, according to the criminal complaint.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Bad Wi-Fi is basically a modern tragedy, and there are no excuses for living like that in 2025 anymore.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • View each period of pain, sorrow, and struggle as a natural precursor to your inevitable growth.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, fellow country artists such as the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill expressed their sorrow over his passing.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Frustration can push us to solve problems, sadness can deepen your appreciation for joy and worry can sometimes sharpen your focus.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But sadness, anxiety, anger and frustration can be channeled into actions such as becoming involved in activism and volunteering to help the survivors and society at large.
    Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Devastation and grief coursed through the building, where the president and his aides were in a state of shock.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those with suicide ideation might attempt suicide, but these attempts often represent a desire to escape distress as opposed to end-of-life issues.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have still not broken out of the impasse, spelling financial distress for schools and counties that rely particularly heavily on state funding.
    Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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