remorseful
adjective
re·morse·ful
ri-ˈmȯrs-fəl 
: motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefulness
noun
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Examples of remorseful in a Sentence
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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Meanwhile, the fans wearing Aaron Judge and Mariano Rivera jerseys who tried to pry the ball from Betts’ glove weren’t exactly remorseful.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Hughie Campbell is walking with his girlfriend down the street when suddenly she's obliterated by a speeding A-Train, who doesn't really seem that remorseful.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Rasmussen’s family challenged that finding, saying Lazarus didn't appear remorseful and questioning why the board relied on the state’s youthful offender law in her case.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The crew seems to have learned their lesson, or at least put on their most remorseful faces.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Hughie Campbell is walking with his girlfriend down the street when suddenly she's obliterated by a speeding A-Train, who doesn't really seem that remorseful.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Rasmussen’s family challenged that finding, saying Lazarus didn't appear remorseful and questioning why the board relied on the state’s youthful offender law in her case.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The crew seems to have learned their lesson, or at least put on their most remorseful faces.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remorseful. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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