mea culpa

Example Sentences

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"Normally, when presidents realise they are angering the public, they pull back and have some kind of mea culpa," Rowland said.

From BBC

Mr. Steyer has endorsed them, but it’s never too late for a mea culpa.

From The Wall Street Journal

A senior Tory told me after the election defeat the party had to "go everywhere and do a mea culpa, to listen and take a kicking".

From BBC

In a mea culpa statement to the court, Hancock explained that the errors might have crept into his declaration when he cut-and-pasted a note to himself.

From Los Angeles Times

But his mea culpa did little to appease the public.

From BBC