penitent

Example Sentences

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He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

So then—can an inanimate tool such as this typewriter be penitent, reformed, and redeemed from the original sin of its creation?

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

But it also happens to be Ash Wednesday, the solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Christianity’s most penitent season.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

In addition, while it is not absolutely forbidden, priests are strongly discouraged from directly asking whether a penitent has committed this or that particular sin.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

His greatgrandfather goes to his knees like a penitent, fits the saw into a groove in the bark, and begins to cut.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr