repentant

Example Sentences

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We've got a fair number of repentant former Republicans roaming loose on the political landscape these days.

From Salon

In the days before her trial began last month, Ms. Kolesnikova wrote that the authorities offered to negotiate her release from custody if she sought a pardon or appeared repentant on state television.

From New York Times

His indiscretion was at least by mutual consent, his repentant resignation a tribute to humility and class.

From Washington Post

And how often have we seen news stories about those same people, newly repentant and freshly contrite, their minds changed after coming nose to nose with their own mortality, courtesy of COVID?

From Seattle Times

“We were able to rescue them without paying any ransom,” Shehu said, adding that “repentant” bandits helped foster a dialogue.

From Washington Post