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Recent Examples of repentant Released 24 years after a debut verse on an album no less auspicious than Outkast’s Stankonia, this was a veteran artist taking stock, vividly drawing the lines between the struggling kid and the grateful, repentant adult. Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024 The repentant Barbosa who was glad getting caught forced her to quit. Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024 Last spring, Trump appointed as his national security adviser John Bolton, a man who remains perhaps the Iraq war’s most fervent and least repentant champion. Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2019 Some had arrived at Quinto’s page searching for a repentant statement in response to the public backlash. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for repentant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repentant
Adjective
  • The 22-year-old fan admitted to taunting Marte and was remorseful, according to ESPN.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
  • But for once, or maybe twice, Hill seemed genuinely remorseful and reflective this week.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Trump administration's level of sheer corruption is appalling and Paramount should be ashamed of putting its profits over independent journalism.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 2 July 2025
  • Riri’s too ashamed of all the crime she’s enabled since her visit to Wakanda to reach out to her mentor.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • That, dear reader, is the sorry state of login security today.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • For travelers who’d rather be safe than sorry, here’s how to check for bed bugs and how to avoid bringing them home.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • When in the presence of God, one is meant to assume a penitent air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
  • But in the intervening months, Mr. Santos has struggled to maintain that penitent posture.
    Grace Ashford, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Saira’s overly apologetic personality renders her insufferable for most around her, but not Willow (Gemma Chua-Tran), a musically inclined, goth, non-binary person.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 July 2025
  • Your tone should be matter-of-fact and confident, not apologetic.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • How did so many Germans become contrite about the Nazi past?
    Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Van Buren returns shortly with a newly contrite attitude, having come around to his library’s merits and read up on Toth’s prior designs in Hungary.
    Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Kim’s regretful aria in Act 1 — suspecting his own brother of his father’s murder, Artaserse has mistakenly ordered him to be executed — was a turning point.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • Even really successful cast members are a little regretful or self-deprecating about it, or feel anxious even talking about it.
    Peter White, Deadline, 18 June 2025

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“Repentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repentant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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