repentance
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One common answer notes that sackcloth and ashes have been since biblical times a sign of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The frail Jones expressed regret for his past and Lee decided to believe his repentance was sincere.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Eventually, Mary comes clean, and a bevy of local teens show up in court with their various stolen diner items in an act of mass repentance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
"It is both a time for repentance and a time for thanks," intones the mayor.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing repentance
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"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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