remorse
Example Sentences
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People with strong psychopathic traits often show reduced empathy, little remorse for harmful actions, and, in some cases, a greater likelihood of criminal behavior.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
There is a way to share this unfortunate news that conveys your remorse and acknowledges that it may increase the cost of your friends’ trip.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
By this time the junior Dickenses are contrite, keen to express their remorse for “the way that all of us, except Baby, had treated him.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"I have also considered that the convict has not shown any remorse at all, because I would have at least expected an apology from him to the families of the babies."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
It was a stupid cure for her remorse.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing remorse
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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