sinful

Example Sentences

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The South Carolina secession convention declared the state was leaving the Union because northerners “have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery.”

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

Nevertheless, some of his more proximate misdeeds are effectively used to make clear that Mantel's antihero is, in the denouement of his life, fully alert to his sinful state.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

“If you want God to forgive you for all your sins — and we are sinful … then you have to forgive others. That’s love one another and love thy enemy.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“My father wanted us to cooperate with the show, therefore deceiving Scott could be seen as an act of sinful rebellion against my father.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Then there were harebells, tiny lanterns, cream white and almost sinful looking, and these were so rare and magical that a child, finding one, felt singled out and special all day long.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck