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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
  • But for once, or maybe twice, Hill seemed genuinely remorseful and reflective this week.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • Rose gambled on the game, lied about it for years and never seemed truly remorseful.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Her advice to others facing this journey is to speak openly, accept support, and don’t be ashamed to ask for help.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
  • City leaders should be ashamed for letting this issue get so out of hand.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, sorry to the folks who aspire to that Jane Austen type of love, but life doesn't always work out that way, okay?
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 June 2025
  • With Los Angeles production levels in a sorry state, underemployed workers are flocking to a format that’s faster, shorter, cheaper and quite literally overturns film and TV norms.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • But in the intervening months, Mr. Santos has struggled to maintain that penitent posture.
    Grace Ashford, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For his part, the boy is quiet and seems penitent, making the cell a calming refuge for Dean within an institution unofficially ruled by a cutthroat mini mob boss, Freddie (Ishay Lalosh).
    Judy Berman, Time, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • When the second gun was found, the passenger was apologetic, TSA workers said.
    Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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