expiation
Example Sentences
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It was a necessary expiation, a symbolic cleansing of society’s ills.
From Washington Post
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
The couple perform every act of expiation they can imagine, obey every superstition, worship at every shrine.
From New York Times
Mrs. Feinstein could even agree, as a gesture of expiation and good faith, to support Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation if the investigation yields no information to support Ms. Ford’s claim.
But a few weeks in baseball purgatory — that metaphoric site of expiation and cleaning up your act — could do them considerable good.
From Washington Post
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