sinning 1 of 2

present participle of sin

sinning

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinning
Verb
  • In its heyday, the series was forced to contend with photographers trespassing on the set, hiding in bushes and trees in hopes of capturing major spoilers.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In an important variation, medieval soldiers returning from war regularly spent an extended period of penance in monasteries – a recognition of Catholicism’s teaching that any war is inherently sinful.
    Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t dream of leaving without ordering a gigantic slice of the coconut cake with cream cheese frosting—sinful and certainly comforting.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • This can be something forceful falling or pressing on the toe or twisting it in an awkward manner.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Borrowers aged 18 to 29 are also falling 90 or more days late on auto loans faster than older borrowers.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This method combines impure raw silicon with pure aluminum, lowering the melting temperature compared to conventional polysilicon production.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Water was often impure, too, especially with the war going on.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • The three of them, dressed in flip-flops and T-shirts, were wandering the streets downtown when a woman in a minivan pulled over to offer them a ride.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The strangers spend the day wandering down the movie's eponymous street while a vibrant chemistry blossoms between them.
    Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit follows other legal battles Musk has launched against OpenAI and Apple, accusing them of monopolistic practices and straying from OpenAI’s original mission.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The company tends to settle for mid-tier brands and celebrities in their marketing, straying from its core strength in winterwear, Jiang added.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable.
    Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinning. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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