Use of contrition in Sentences. 28 Examples

The examples include contrition at the start of sentence, contrition at the end of sentence and contrition in the middle of sentence

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contrition at the end of sentence


  1. Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.
  2. His press conference on Wednesday was full of conciliation that bordered on contrition.
  3. His press conference on Wednesday was full of conciliation that bordered on contrition.
  4. He spoke through prophets and in acts of history, through poetry and prayers of contrition.
  5. He spoke through prophets and in acts of history, through poetry and prayers of contrition.
  6. In circumstances when words are inappropriate or impractical, the apology may take the form of an elaborate pantomime of contrition.
  7. In circumstances when words are inappropriate or impractical, the apology may take the form of an elaborate pantomime of contrition.

contrition in the middle of sentence


  1. She forgave him because his contrition was real.
  2. In contrition she expatiated on the beauty of the garden.
  3. He began softly to mutter the final act of contrition to himself.
  4. He began softly to mutter the final act of contrition to himself.
  5. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
  6. For a leader to express contrition, there needs to be a good, strong reason.
  7. For a leader to express contrition, there needs to be a good, strong reason.
  8. Through her own contrition, Karen learned that she herself was weak and afraid.
  9. It is contrition and faith and love that enable the soul to receive wisdom from heaven.
  10. It is contrition and faith and love that enable the soul to receive wisdom from heaven.
  11. I had put on a show of contrition all day, and behind it had been incomprehension and fright.
  12. Mercy should be shown to the contrite, but the community needed to be reassured that the contrition was genuine.
  13. When he was a young man, Jim thought of Lent as a season of contrition, spiritual discipline and personal purification.
  14. When he was a young man, Jim thought of Lent as a season of contrition, spiritual discipline and personal purification.
  15. To show contrition for failures to provide price lists to consumers, offenders would volunteer payments to the Treasury.
  16. But despite the president s show of contrition, few analysts believe Mr Wahid is willing to become a figurehead just yet.
  17. He sank to his hunkers , murmured an Act of contrition in his dying rapist's ear and bashed in what was left of his face with the rock.
  18. An act of perfect contrition is essential to save our souls, when being in danger of death and in a state of mortal sin we cannot go to Confession.
  19. An act of perfect contrition is essential to save our souls, when being in danger of death and in a state of mortal sin we cannot go to Confession.
  20. Antinomianism makes the great mistake of insisting that God uses the gospel, not the law, to work contrition and to give guidance for Christian living.
  21. Antinomianism makes the great mistake of insisting that God uses the gospel, not the law, to work contrition and to give guidance for Christian living.

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