as in remorseful
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
repentant sinners
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repentant
Adjective
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The 22-year-old fan admitted to taunting Marte and was remorseful, according to ESPN.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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But for once, or maybe twice, Hill seemed genuinely remorseful and reflective this week.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Even savvy healthcare consumers – aka patients – will have a hard time reining in healthcare spending in the face of physicians preaching an ethic of better safe than sorry.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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There will be no combustion engine on board—sorry, V-8 fans—with all the power required to run the control and motion systems for the foils, the keel and rudder, and the onboard computers and instruments generated autonomously while under sail.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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When in the presence of God, one is meant to assume a penitent air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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But in the intervening months, Mr. Santos has struggled to maintain that penitent posture.—
Grace Ashford,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When the second gun was found, the passenger was apologetic, TSA workers said.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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Being apologetic for the incident, Heim told NBC Sports: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite/Foster Love Toyota, enters his truck for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on May 30, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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How did so many Germans become contrite about the Nazi past?—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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As a holistic therapist, she’s unfortunately seen this issue come up time and time again: individuals who overshare too soon, confuse emotional exposure with connection, and later feel raw, misunderstood, or regretful.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Repentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repentant. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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