contriteness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Alas, their grief and contriteness of heart would be too late.

From A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 by Lehman, Edwin Partridge