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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The people who trespassed at the Capitol, and committed disorderly behavior, enabled the mob violence.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the Dallas Zoo’s first Dog Days event, hundreds of pups wandered the grounds with their owners.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Shah Alam had been out for a walk and was using a curtain rod as a walking stick when he got lost and wandered onto private property, his son Mohamad Faisal said.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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