atonement
Example Sentences
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For Platner, this is almost certainly a life of reflection and atonement outside the political arena.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The novel explores themes of ancestral sin and atonement against the backdrop of the forests, which stand as silent witnesses to human crimes enacted on a global scale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Mr. Nesbø specializes in the psychological turf between good and evil, success and failure, violence and atonement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
For all his personal failings, Bill Clinton has always clung to the promise of forgiveness and the process of atonement.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2025
No atonement for God, or novelists, even if they are atheists.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing atonement
World Religions
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Siddhartha
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The Awakening
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