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adjective

as in sinful

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verb

present participle of sin
as in trespassing
to commit an offense bless me, Father, for I have sinned

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Recent Examples of sinning
Verb
Because of course, leftist woke America’s favorite movie this year is about sinning. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinning
  1. sinful
  2. trespassing
  3. impure
  4. falling
  5. wandering
  6. straying
  7. transgressing
Adjective
  • My prescribed low-carb, caffeine-free diet sounded horrifying on paper, but my sinful pleasures were replaced with a tasty, high-quality, and healthy alternative that left me more energized.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Critics also have challenged the report’s characterization of cases involving women, contending these were consensual affairs that were sinful but not abusive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Definition of sinful
Verb
  • The area along the Cumberland River where more than 100 people once lived is now encircled by fences and no-trespassing signs.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • The company sued him for trespassing on its vacant property next to his home.
    — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
Definition of trespassing
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of impure
Verb
  • On Monday, an 18-year-old was seriously injured after falling onto an elevated platform.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One thing seems certain — any Chinese citizen with this type of account needs to be paying attention to their obligations, and the sooner the better, to avoid falling afoul of the new mandate.
    — Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Natalie, meanwhile, finds Zack wandering back toward the house, unharmed, having simply walked out of rehab.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • If straps are a nonnegotiable for you, this floral maxi dress has spaghetti straps that offer a bit more support without straying from Brunson’s A+ style.
    — Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Some of those losses stemmed from carelessness, with his supreme confidence occasionally straying into casualness.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of straying
Verb
  • Marilyn Monroe was one of the most photographed women of her era, but Douglas Kirkland’s photojournalistic style captured the actress’s spontaneous side, transgressing the boundaries of celebrity photography.
    — Michael Soncin, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
  • He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of transgressing

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