contriteness
Example Sentences
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Brown, who has filed grievances attempting to force the Raiders and Patriots to pay him about $40 million, seems to now hope that his latest contriteness will lead to another shot in the NFL.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2019
Goodell said he was satisfied with Rice’s contriteness.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2014
On both programs, he fended off his inquisitors with elliptical candor, contriteness and stock answers that sometimes strained credibility.
From Time Magazine Archive
He brought it off, the image of contriteness, the best he could— throughout the harshly trying next several weeks.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
"Yes, it's very thoughtless of us," murmured Neil with deep contriteness.
From Behind the line A story of college life and football by Ralph Henry Barbour
