expiation
Example Sentences
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But “Runaway Train” the book is not some weepy expiation for past sins, a Hollywood reclamation job designed to kick-start a once-buzzy career.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Enriquez’s writing is “an exploration and expiation of trauma of all kinds,” said Megan McDowell, who translated “Our Share of Night” into English.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023
Rather, he felt he would find expiation in understanding and giving voice to an oppressed community.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2020
David Berman became a cult hero singer-songwriter largely because he never said much, making his public expiation all the more startling.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2019
As a young man I was attracted to expiation.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
