act of contrition
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The work is an act of contrition for mistakes he initially made and a deeply felt caution to all who report and read breaking news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
“Ultimately, actions will speak louder than words but this initial act of contrition is welcome.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
The whole idea of the Hague tribunal was as much an act of contrition for that failure as it was ambition for international justice.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2017
A small act of contrition, perhaps, but one you may not have read about in the papers.
From BBC ● May 16, 2017
You who read this act of contrition should know that by writing it I seek a kind of forgiveness—not yours.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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