original sin
Example Sentences
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“Parade” understands that America’s original sin — slavery and the economic apparatus that sanctioned the dehumanization of groups deemed as “other” — can’t be divorced from Leo’s story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
You may recognize its reference to what’s been called the nation’s original sin and its primacy in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the story takes place.
From Salon • May 2, 2025
If one is looking for the original sin in Red Lobster’s decline, however, a good candidate would be the deal that brought it under Golden Gate Capital’s ownership.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024
Logically, one has to think so … if one believes that an inanimate object can be imbued with original sin to begin with.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024
This original sin against my family told whenever anyone addressed me in Spanish and I responded, confounded.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
