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
In jail, her friends had coached her to appear remorseful but not to cry, because no one likes self-pity.
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Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
Since pleading guilty, Ruby has remained remorseful in all court appearances.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
After all, the character has always been a sociopathic crime boss—never the sad, remorseful loser that Arthur is.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
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Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
Since pleading guilty, Ruby has remained remorseful in all court appearances.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
After all, the character has always been a sociopathic crime boss—never the sad, remorseful loser that Arthur is.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorseful
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What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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When parents don’t replicate these behaviors in real life, kids might feel disappointed or even ashamed.Holly Garcia, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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Maybe that’s Activision’s way of saying sorry for the rampant cheating that’s plagued Warzone lately.Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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For a country that prides itself on freedom, Florida’s book, class and topic bans are a sorry sight.Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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A day later, Harbaugh wasn’t so much as regretful as he was discontented.Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 18 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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Women were expected to be apologetic and submissive.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ayub as Adam is taciturn, hesitant and always apologetic, keeping his eyes downcast and his shoulders hunched.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 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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Scotty was pretty contrite during the reunion, but Aria was clearly heartbroken.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Guests might be more understanding of these lapses in service in amenities if room rates were reasonable and the hotels were more contrite.Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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But with Cash on the vocals, the song and the man singing are nearly penitent.Stephanie Kaloi and James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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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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