SINNED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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