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penitent

[pen-i-tuhnt] / ˈpɛn ɪ tənt /


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I came to Anne Vaughan Lock’s “A Meditation of a Penitent Sinner” as a result of my son Hudson’s high-school ancestry-research project.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 5, 2019

Off to the right, the Penitent Stairs ascend sharply into the gloom, daring me to test the condition of my body and the state of my soul.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017

POV Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo traces the final years of her gay uncle’s life in New York City and Puerto Rico in the poignant documentary “Memories of a Penitent Heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2017

Photograph: Alberto Otero The Penitent St Peter, hands locked in prayer and with battered bible at his bare feet, can expect admiring looks when he goes on display at London's Dulwich Picture Gallery on Wednesday.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2013

The Penitent King was having a difficult time with the rebels in Resavek.This caused some concern, but only in a general way.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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