as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
In reality, Phil was more interested in calling all of us sinners to forge a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 May 2025
His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Jessi and Demi as sinners makes sense to me, as you’re generally considered a sinner on this show if you’ve been divorced and do not live by all tenets of Mormonism.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 May 2025
His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Jessi and Demi as sinners makes sense to me, as you’re generally considered a sinner on this show if you’ve been divorced and do not live by all tenets of Mormonism.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
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The Saturday Night Live alum, 31, and Beverly Hills Cop actor, 64, star in the action-comedy The Pickup as Travis and Russell, two security guards whose vehicle is hijacked by Zoe (Keke Palmer), a criminal on a mission to avenge her dad by robbing a casino.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neighborhoods where residents get out and meet each other and know their law enforcement are safer and discourage criminals — that’s the thinking behind the National Night Out campaign.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Maryland continues to maintain a civil justice system that favors wrongdoers instead of people innocently injured due to negligence.—
Bruce M. Plaxen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2025
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So, people may feel compelled to condemn the wrongdoer to restore a sense of justice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Year: 2009 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 1h 44m A remake of the 1974 subway-hijack thriller is inferior in just about every way, particularly with its villain, played by a way-too-jacked-up John Travolta.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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