remorseful
adjective
re·morse·ful
ri-ˈmȯrs-fəl 
: motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefulness
noun
Examples of remorseful in a Sentence
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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Eric claims to be remorseful, and makes a big point of it.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Hoffman acknowledges the crime and is deeply remorseful, his attorney, Cecelia Kappel, told USA TODAY.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Gascón has veered between being apologetic and remorseful about the posts, to raging against her critics.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Whetstone said the power was with the poster and encouraged her mother to be remorseful, express mortification with her actions and work to make amends.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Hoffman acknowledges the crime and is deeply remorseful, his attorney, Cecelia Kappel, told USA TODAY.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Gascón has veered between being apologetic and remorseful about the posts, to raging against her critics.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Whetstone said the power was with the poster and encouraged her mother to be remorseful, express mortification with her actions and work to make amends.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for remorseful
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remorseful. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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