self-flagellation
Example Sentences
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And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Some of his self-flagellation feels unearned — which I suppose is often the case with self-flagellation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
Lorca, like many Filipino Catholic devotees, performs religious penance in the belief that the practice of self-flagellation can cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant wishes.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
As is the process, which involves some self-flagellation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
But hey, slipping the note into the widows mailbox had always been more about self-flagellation than brotherly love.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
