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
Ellison, the former chief executive of FTX's sister firm and crypto hedge fund Alameda Research turned romance novelist, has described herself as a remorseful participant in the fraud.
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Sketch by Vicki Behringer Remarks from defense attorney Following the hearing, Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap told reporters outside of court that his client, a high school senior, had no prior criminal record and was remorseful over the incident.
—Carlos Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
His Saturnian energy will encourage Devin to be remorseful, humble, and determined.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
Martinez, remorseful, was sentenced to a 6-month prison work program.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Sketch by Vicki Behringer Remarks from defense attorney Following the hearing, Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap told reporters outside of court that his client, a high school senior, had no prior criminal record and was remorseful over the incident.
—Carlos Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
His Saturnian energy will encourage Devin to be remorseful, humble, and determined.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
Martinez, remorseful, was sentenced to a 6-month prison work program.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Later, Pryor’s widow Jennifer confirmed the rumor, telling TMZ that her late husband was always open about his bisexuality with friends and would not be ashamed that the relationship was revealed publicly.Stephanie Petit, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Horse Crazy, Indiana’s first and best novel, his unnamed narrator invites a prospective boyfriend to his similarly cluttered apartment and feels ashamed—not of its mess, exactly, but of the sheer number of books on his shelves.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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And sorry, Santa, no one squeezes through tight spaces in a building to get the job done – in the case of this classic action film, thwarting terrorists and saving his estranged wife – better than Bruce Willis' iconic John McClane. 6.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Moana 2, the sequel to everybody’s favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda–scored Disney movie (sorry, Encanto), is heading straight for movie theaters today, compelling all families with children aged 4 to 12 to go to the movies over Thanksgiving break.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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He's earned this opportunity by growing into what appears to be a good young man after being, like many of us, a youth full of regretful decisions.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Neither damning nor satiric, W. is oddly wistful, almost regretful — rare sentiments in a Stone film.Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Lanez recorded an apologetic phone call to Pete’s friend that night from jail, but later denied shooting her.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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The resulting track is at once swaggering and apologetic.Tom Roland, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
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In his new statement, Suga took an even more repentant tone, apologizing for damaging his reputation and disappointing fans while opening himself to any further punishment.Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
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Released 24 years after a debut verse on an album no less auspicious than Outkast’s Stankonia, this was a veteran artist taking stock, vividly drawing the lines between the struggling kid and the grateful, repentant adult.Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
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Power delivery, suspension tuning, and handling are almost contrite in Strada (Street) mode and borderline lethargic in pure EV mode.Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
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In Tuesday’s contrite letter to investors, Jun promised Samsung would address these and other issues head-on.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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But with Cash on the vocals, the song and the man singing are nearly penitent.EW.com, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
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Eighteen years later, playing the beloved daughter of Al Pacino’s Michael, she is shot dead on the steps of the opera house in Palermo, taking a bullet meant for the belatedly penitent godfather, who now comprehends without any doubt that there is no escaping the sins of his or his relatives’ past.Andrew Marzoni, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
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