as in remorseful
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
repentant sinners
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Far from being repentant, Ritchie viewed the company’s subsequent stock-price wobble as vindication, and claims its top brass reached out to him personally, eager to mend fences.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
No, the whole story needs to be laid out before the whole world with great detail and a repentant heart.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
In very little time, Lin’s bad luck takes him to one of Bombay’s slums and attracts the attention of smooth-talking gangster Khader Khan (Alexander Siddig), who views the repentant outsider as either a son or a pawn or an opportunity to make people like me compare the plot of Shantaram to Shogun.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2022
Portrayed as a repentant man who has turned over a new leaf after being inspired by his favorite Bible passage 1 Corinthians 5:17, Edima feels compelled to take revenge for his son’s death after failing to convince authorities his son is innocent.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
No, the whole story needs to be laid out before the whole world with great detail and a repentant heart.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
In very little time, Lin’s bad luck takes him to one of Bombay’s slums and attracts the attention of smooth-talking gangster Khader Khan (Alexander Siddig), who views the repentant outsider as either a son or a pawn or an opportunity to make people like me compare the plot of Shantaram to Shogun.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2022
Portrayed as a repentant man who has turned over a new leaf after being inspired by his favorite Bible passage 1 Corinthians 5:17, Edima feels compelled to take revenge for his son’s death after failing to convince authorities his son is innocent.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
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When deputies showed up at his home, Colin Gray did not appear remorseful, Ward testified.Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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In jail, her friends had coached her to appear remorseful but not to cry, because no one likes self-pity.Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
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That being said, there’s nothing wrong or unusual about being burnt out from playing with your kids, and no parent should ever feel ashamed for taking the easy way out when the responsibilities of parenting feel overwhelming.Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
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By admitting that stress and uncertainty are not experiences to feel ashamed of, or something that can be shrugged off or ignored, leaders can foster a greater sense of team solidarity and trust.Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Walking Dead used to be must-see TV, but years and years and years of mismanagement and AMC putting its faith in the wrong people have led us to this sorry state of affairs.Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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But don’t feel too sorry for Arnault: Despite the latest wipeout, the 75-year-old still has $182 billion to his name, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024
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But with Cash on the vocals, the song and the man singing are nearly penitent.EW.com, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
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Eighteen years later, playing the beloved daughter of Al Pacino’s Michael, she is shot dead on the steps of the opera house in Palermo, taking a bullet meant for the belatedly penitent godfather, who now comprehends without any doubt that there is no escaping the sins of his or his relatives’ past.Andrew Marzoni, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
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LaBeouf initially struck an apologetic tone in an email to the New York Times when Barnett first stepped forward with her claims.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Substance actress gave Douglas a few apologetic pets before taking Pilaf and sitting down on the other side of the couch.EW.com, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Power delivery, suspension tuning, and handling are almost contrite in Strada (Street) mode and borderline lethargic in pure EV mode.Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
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In Tuesday’s contrite letter to investors, Jun promised Samsung would address these and other issues head-on.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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The r/Anxiety subreddit is filled with folks who report feeling panicky, empty, regretful, or guilty as day transitions to night.Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
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The irony is that songwriter Ezra Koenig and his buddies can’t relinquish memories, which inform, on the transportive B-side, the most somber, regretful music of their career.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Repentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repentant. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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