as in ashamed
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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Recent Examples of remorseful
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.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The victim's mother told the Daily Mail the teen does not appear to be remorseful.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
At the climax, amid a flood of family histrionics, our eyes sought out Hortense, sitting on the sidelines, stricken with remorseful silence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Not necessarily remorseful about it or sad about it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The victim's mother told the Daily Mail the teen does not appear to be remorseful.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
At the climax, amid a flood of family histrionics, our eyes sought out Hortense, sitting on the sidelines, stricken with remorseful silence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Not necessarily remorseful about it or sad about it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorseful
Adjective
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The people running this organization should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025
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That’s plain wrong, and the justices ought to be ashamed.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the moment, Fleury joked that Ovechkin’s on-ice salute was because the Russian sniper was sorry to see his favorite foil retire.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Being objective about Trump is not in the Sun Sentinel’s opinion lexicon — sorry to say.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tsukasa is 26 and feeling a little wayward, regretful about his late start in figure skating.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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Between plummeting resale values, trade-in rejections, vandalism with swastika graffiti and stickers on their cars, a growing movement of regretful Cybertruck owners are disguising their cars to avoid harassment, with some pointing their fingers directly at Tesla CEO Elon Musk.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Following the producers’ warning, Rourke was apologetic.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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The drafts, sent back and forth between Bub and trustees, shift dramatically in tone from angry and defensive to conciliatory and apologetic to concise and professional.—
Carly Flandro,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Over these last weeks, however, I have been nudged into a repentant apology by his profound take on our political crisis and a sincere and accurate Christian analysis of the problems and deliberate practical steps the individual Christian citizen can take during this holy season.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Moore gives one of her quietest performances as repentant cowboy Kiefer’s former lover, Mary Alice.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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How did so many Germans become contrite about the Nazi past?—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Van Buren returns shortly with a newly contrite attitude, having come around to his library’s merits and read up on Toth’s prior designs in Hungary.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Your penitent correspondent humbly submits that the whole ritual has jumped the shark in Northeast Ohio.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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With an appropriately penitent look, Grant took a deep breath.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorseful. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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