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
• The mainstream media spent a lot of time and energy after Trump came to power issuing mea culpas.
  — Ece Temelkuran, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 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

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024