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sinning

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verb

present participle of sin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinning
Adjective
  • And what good mischief doesn't begin with a little sinful bite?
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • His father, who believes Sammie's music to be sinful, orders him to drop the guitar, but Sammie can't do it.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
  • According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Their inclusion underlines the wider context of the film, provoking the audience to hold these pure and impure images together.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Be cautious of ice accumulating on power lines or tree branches, which can lead to snapping and falling hazards.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Entrance is free, though a map will cost you about three pesos, so just show up and start wandering the mini walkways.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Think museums with marble floors, historic buildings, and hours spent wandering galleries.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Kraft Heinz has lost out to rivals, with Cahillane saying a recent spate of price hikes alienated consumers who were already straying from its brands in favor of healthier alternatives at a lower cost.
    Reuters Wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Cornyn was quick to respond, reposting remarks from Jonah Wendt, communication director for former Vice President Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom, implicitly accusing TPUSA of straying from its founder’s vision with the endorsement.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For transgressing against The Homeland of that era—the neo-Confederate South—Liuzzo was murdered by white supremacists.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Sinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinning. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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