as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
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.
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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
Everyone’s a sinner — Elijah Gemstone and his descendants more than most.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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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
Everyone’s a sinner — Elijah Gemstone and his descendants more than most.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
Noun
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According to his campaign website, some of his goals include increasing police presence, protecting undocumented immigrants but deporting violent criminals, taxing the rich, and eliminating waste.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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With the help of a charming and ethnically diverse array of loveable colleagues, Peralta brings down criminals in entirely bingeable 22-minute chunks.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The wrongdoers of today will soon fear his particular brand of Old West Justice!—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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The burden of your inquiry into this wrongful closure should rest squarely on the wrongdoer’s shoulders, not on those of the innocent public trying to access their beloved knoll.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Clayface is shape-shifting villain in the Batman comics and got his introduction as part of Detective Comics #40 in June 1940.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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Welcome to the Post-Trust Era A social media app isn’t the villain.—
Ankush Chowdhary,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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