contrite

Example Sentences

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On “Folded,” Kehlani toggles between contrite and commanding, weaving her vocals around a guitar line that moves like a Slinky tumbling down a staircase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But he had a starring role in the opening ceremony of the competition on Wednesday night, standing contrite before the assembled grinning beauty queens where he offered an apology.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

When I spoke to him on the phone on Tuesday morning, Buscaglia was contrite about his mistakes, but not his methods.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

But in the recent hearings for her appeal against the sentence she has been more contrite.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

After they’d had their share of the food, they slid a tray over to our end of the blanket, their faces contrite.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall