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Now in his 40s, Joseph is not just contrite, but also, by all accounts, reformed.
PBS'S FASCINATING PHILLY D.A. POSES A CRUCIAL, TIMELY QUESTION: CAN OUR BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REALLY BE FIXED?JUDY BERMANAPRIL 20, 2021TIMEYarrow told me that the past outcries have prompted him to become more introspective, contrite, and make a concerted effort to model better behavior.
THE ETHICS OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHYMIKE KOSHMRLAPRIL 14, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEBut to whom shall I have respect, but to him that is poor and little, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my words?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS"These must be the legacy to our children," was the reply, in a grave and almost contrite tone.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThat we may find thy mercy: nevertheless, in a contrite heart and humble spirit let us be accepted.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSShe stood now before Kitty of "a humble and a contrite heart," and made no reply at all to the implied challenge.
YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKERI ought to add that he has tried to make reparation, and is apparently contrite to the limit of his penitential capacity.
THE LETTERS OF AMBROSE BIERCEAMBROSE BIERCE"It was all my fault," exclaimed David, in a contrite voice.
GRACE HARLOWE'S PLEBE YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOLJESSIE GRAHAM FLOWERThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHIES, VOL. IFRANCIS AUGUSTUS COXGuard against falling into the misfortune of trusting our human reason, be contrite in heart and in spirit.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDWORDS RELATED TO CONTRITE
- abashed
- apologetic
- bashful
- blushing
- chagrined
- compunctious
- conscience-stricken
- contrite
- crestfallen
- debased
- demeaned
- discomfited
- disconcerted
- distraught
- distressed
- embarrassed
- flustered
- guilty
- hesitant
- humble
- humbled
- humiliated
- meek
- mortified
- muddled
- penitent
- regretful
- reluctant
- repentant
- shamed
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- shy
- sorry
- stammering
- stuttering
- submissive
- accusable
- caught
- censurable
- censured
- chargeable
- condemned
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- contrite
- convictable
- convicted
- criminal
- culpable
- damned
- delinquent
- depraved
- doomed
- erring
- evil
- felonious
- hangdog
- in error
- in the wrong
- incriminated
- iniquitous
- judged
- liable
- licentious
- offending
- on one's head
- out of line
- proscribed
- regretful
- remorseful
- reprehensible
- responsible
- rueful
- sentenced
- sheepish
- sinful
- sorry
- wicked
- wrong
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