penitential

Example Sentences

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Weeks later, during the penitential Yom Kippur prayers in a small Berlin synagogue, Rosenzweig reversed his decision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It also marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

In the eyes of the German public, Stadler's guilty plea did not look particularly penitential.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

Watching “The Ballad of Emmett Till,” though, comes across less as an exercise in powerful theater than as a penitential act.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

He has put in his penitential period in the country to give a reasonable air to the tale that he has been in work, and prepares with zest to tap the old springs of alms.

From England by Fox, Frank, Sir