How to Use mea culpa in a Sentence

mea culpa

noun
  • The mayor's public mea culpa didn't satisfy his critics.
  • Weinstein wrote in his mea culpa to The Times last week.
    Jeet Heer, New Republic, 12 Oct. 2017
  • So, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, the league issued a formal mea culpa.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022
  • That was the story that spurred on Licht’s Monday mea culpa.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
  • But Barry’s idea of a mea culpa is getting Cousineau a bit part on a TV show.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2022
  • The mea culpa was a classy move but does not free Hamlin from the consequences of his actions.
    George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Still, the mea culpa seemed not to be enough for ABC executives.
    Rivea Ruff, Essence, 2 Feb. 2022
  • However, nowhere in the piece is there any sign of a mea culpa for past behaviors, and there should be.
    Amy Wilentz, The New Republic, 25 May 2022
  • Later that year, Modi made a rare mea culpa and announced plans to roll back the reforms.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Costello was not mentioned by name in Teigen’s mea culpa.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • The net effect of these structural changes amounts to a collective mea culpa.
    Kristen Leigh Painter, Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Much of their podcast’s appeal lies in seeing how this mea culpa has played out.
    Eric Sullivan, Esquire, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Mazda also threw in a $500 gift card as a further mea culpa.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 2 June 2021
  • If the details above aren't enough to justify a mea culpa, the backstory is.
    John Patrick Pullen, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2017
  • A few hours later, Legend posted a tribute—and a tongue-in-cheek mea culpa—too.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2018
  • But much of the damage had already been done and Smith's mea culpa will do little to minimize it.
    Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • After 25 years, James Cameron is offering a rare mea culpa, of sorts.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2023
  • As part of his Twitter mea culpa, Prof. Carroll decided not to tweet for a day.
    Julie Jargon, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Much like Zach, Aven begins his chat with Rachel by offering a big old mea culpa.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The Star’s public editor took to Twitter to offer a mea culpa of sorts.
    Anne Branigin, The Root, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Tesco later deleted the tweet and issued a mea culpa, The Guardian reported.
    Fox News, 26 Oct. 2020
  • That non-mea culpa took place on May 25th, five days after the gathering for which Reynolds issued his e-mail.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Then that country singer did a mea culpa sketch with Jason Bateman.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
  • The mea culpas came days later, after officials were caught out in their lies.
    The Economist, 14 Jan. 2020
  • But outcry over the tweet continued after the mea culpa.
    Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2020
  • After the game, the receiver put out a mea culpa via social media.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • In fact, the talk-show host’s mea culpa is just one example of how ridiculous celeb apologies have gotten.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
  • That mea culpa did almost nothing to end the internecine warfare.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Throughout the deepest playoff run for Dallas in 13 years, the reflective side of Irving has surfaced frequently, stopping short of mea culpas but making clear he’s learned a lot along the way.
    Schuyler Dixon, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024
  • Some passengers still remained perturbed by the incident despite Delta’s mea culpa.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024

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