sinner

Example Sentences

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“I finally saw, like, ‘Oh, I’m a sinner by God’s standard,’ and then I understood my need for a savior and for Jesus,” she said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Neither of them had some road-to-Damascus moment that turned the sinner into a saint.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

Camae, who readily accepts that a saint can also be a sinner, offers a sympathetic critique.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2023

Chun Woo-won, 27, said military strongman Chun Doo-hwan was a "sinner and slaughterer".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

For every man’s a sinner, And he wants his neighbor’s grain.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz