repentance
Example Sentences
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The day marks the beginning of Lent, the most solemn season of repentance in the ecclesiastical year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But it is recovery, with its repentance and hope of redemption, that is the most prominent theme of “Scene.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
"As Christians, we know that we are people who need repentance and hope."
From BBC • May 4, 2025
The race is held the day before the start of Lent, the Christian period of repentance and sacrifice before Easter.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
And he would serenade the oysters of Chesapeake Bay with the hymns the brothers Wesley had written to bring sinners to repentance and praise.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing repentance
The Poet X
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