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.
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinned
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Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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For every tree felled in the development of the hotel, two saplings were planted, and what's more, for every day that a guest decides to forgo housekeeping, a new tree will be planted (there's a nifty switch in your room so staff know).—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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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
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Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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