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penance
noun as in reparation for wrong
Example Sentences
The new film is the director’s penance: an apologia to musical lovers who want to see the star do every inch of the dancing.
In mitigation, Carruthers' barrister Andrew Gurney said the mechanic from Wigton would carry the burden of regret for his "stupid act" as a "personal penance" for the rest of his life.
Condemning someone to starve, burn, freeze and ache for ages out of arrogance deserves a definitive “sorry” that should kick off a penance marathon.
Pope Leo XIV is a notable fan of the Chicago White Sox, a penance for sins if ever there was one.
Concluding that Didion left these pages behind so they would eventually take shape as the penance of an unreliable narrator is surely too tidy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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