sinned

verb

past tense of sin
as in trespassed
to commit an offense bless me, Father, for I have sinned

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Recent Examples of sinned During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned. — Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinned
  1. trespassed
  2. fell
  3. wandered
  4. transgressed
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  • Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • How the climbing couple got past security Prosecutors told the judge on July 2 that the defendants had trespassed overnight in the building before making the climb.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of trespassed
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  • The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • After meeting at a Neville Brothers crawfish boil, the pair wandered through the French Quarter, eventually trailed by an impromptu parade of Deadheads.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After her Scout Stage set, indie-country singer Michaela Anne wandered over and climbed into the driver’s seat of the Terra.
    — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandered
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  • According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of transgressed

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