atonement

Example Sentences

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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

In all fairness, we don’t know what level of atonement Pitt has made over the years.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

He would release them, and shoulder the blame as atonement.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

“There is and will not be any atonement for abandoning the captives,” he said.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

His niece had been subdued and submissive since her walk of atonement, thank the gods.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin