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The newborn suffered terrible burns to her face before the family repented and took her home.
THE TALIBAN TRIED TO KILL HER. NOW SHE NEGOTIATES WITH THEMKATE BARTLETTJUNE 1, 2021OZYIf Hiltz had had his way, he said, he “would not pardon rebels, especially the leaders” until they first supplicated themselves “in the dust of humiliation” and sincerely repented for the rebellion.
THE FUTURE IN AFGHANISTAN MAY BE KEY TO THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA’S SOLDIERSDILLON CARROLLMAY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POSTNature shields us from the worst consequences of our own actions, forgiving the sins we refuse to repent.
HUMANITY’S GREATEST ALLY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE EARTH ITSELFSARAH KAPLANAPRIL 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs the years rolled on, Cronos repented his actions, but it was too late.
GAIA, THE SCIENTIST - ISSUE 99: UNIVERSALITYHOPE JAHRENAPRIL 7, 2021NAUTILUSI need them to repent of what got them here and turn in a new direction.
'WE MUST HAVE A THIRD RECONSTRUCTION.' READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE REV. WILLIAM J. BARBER II'S SERMON AT THE INAUGURAL PRAYER SERVICEWILLIAM J. BARBER IIJANUARY 21, 2021TIMEMr. Pickwick—deepest obligations—life preserver—made a man of me—you shall never repent it, sir.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSWhen the father had finished, he stabbed his wife, telling her to repent of her sins and to confess to God who would pardon her.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSBut later the Marshal had bitter cause to repent these triumphs won over his rival.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONBut if the house had been transferred, A could not afterwards repent of his act and demand its return.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESIf it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO REPENT
- apologizing
- be disturbing
- being sorry for
- bemoaning
- bewailing
- cry over spilling milk
- crying over
- deploring
- deprecating
- disapproving
- feeling remorse
- feeling sorry
- feeling uneasy
- grieving
- having compunctions
- having qualms
- kicking oneself
- lamenting
- looking back
- missing
- moaning
- mourning
- repenting
- repining
- ruing
- weeping
- weeping over
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.