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
This soul-gnawing anxiety is not original sin in the Christian sense, even if it functions in much the same way.
From Salon • May 25, 2025
How he inspired Latinos to root for a franchise whose original sin was building a ballpark on the site of barrios that the city had demolished in the name of progress.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
Stop's Mr Cahn says that "original sin" of predictive policing is "biased historical data".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
