original sin

Example Sentences

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The invasion “was the original sin,” said Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank.

From New York Times

The United States made some terrible decisions after the original sin of the invasion.

From Washington Post

Unable to narrate himself into the story of Mozambique on that day, Couto has been writing about the country ever since, as if to atone for that original sin.

From New York Times

“We need to do more, to do better as a state to address the original sin that is affordability,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The original sin of “The Last of Us” — in Joel’s eyes, anyway — is that he failed to save his daughter when the plague started raging.

From New York Times