contriteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contriteness
Noun
  • Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The actor, who is currently starring in Riff Raff and The Friend, shared on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday, March 25, that his biggest work regret is not making a comedy with Eastwood, 94.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And besides, there’s no place for regret in the documentary.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Contriteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriteness. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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