mea culpa

noun

Definition of mea culpanext
as in apology

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Recent Examples of mea culpa And, by extension, why Almodóvar was so motivated to conceive of this unapologetic mea culpa. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 May 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 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 The bodyguard who allegedly confronted soccer star Jorginho’s stepdaughter during an encounter with Chappell Roan in São Paulo, Brazil over the weekend has issued a mea culpa for the incident and taken full blame. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 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 second note was reported by NBC News ‌last week to ⁠have referred to Guthrie at that point as having died, without making an apology or demanding any payment for the return of her body.
    — Jana Winter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Ogwumike later posted an apology video, which OutKick was told ESPN encouraged her to record due to the reckless nature of her remarks.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of apology
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  • Court papers say Doyle used a different first name while dealing with Matthiesen and continued to invent excuses after the painting had been sold, even falsely claiming the buyer had failed to pay him despite already receiving the money.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • Then turn in the most benign of public records requests — access to a calendar, for example — and prepare for weeks of delays and excuses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of excuses
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  • President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the crash and offered condolences to the victims' families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Croatia’s World Cup exit was not without a fight, with a last-minute, stoppage time goal that likely had fans screaming at the TV in jubilation, and then in sorrow.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of sorrow
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  • Nonetheless, Simón stirs up the ineffable sadness that comes with wanting answers to the mysteries of your family — and then, like it or not, receiving them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • There’s a frank sadness to nearly every scene, but also a tenderness and warmth between these two unlikely friends.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of sadness
Noun
  • After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
    — Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • This town has known seasons of many stripes, from that autumn of grief after 9/11 to that spring of solitude and trepidation as COVID-19 first emerged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of grief
Noun
  • Watch closely for signs of heat distress in yourself and others, including your neighbors and the elderly, Delaney said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Never upside down — The flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of distress
Noun
  • 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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