sinner

"The 1851 memoir, by contrast, was a spiritual redemption story, with Byfield tracing his progress from rebellious sinner to devout and repentant Christian."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Chun Woo-won called his grandfather a "sinner and slaughterer" and said he was "sincerely sorry for not apologising any sooner".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

At his worst, he was a sinner, like all of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Camae, who readily accepts that a saint can also be a sinner, offers a sympathetic critique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

For every man’s a sinner, And he wants his neighbor’s grain.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

"Sinners" proves that Black history isn’t a sin and that teachers of Black history aren’t sinners.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025

Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

A year before news of her husband’s affair became public, during an interview with a local radio show, Angela said, “The secret to a successful marriage is two sinners who are good, are forgiving.”

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023

“I know it’s chilly outside, but what do you say we sinners have us a cup of chai in the yard?”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini