sin
noun
transgression of divine law.
are sinning
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present progressiveof sin.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This is something that we have a duty to do for our brothers and sisters, against whom we are sinning by omission as well as by commission.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016
To think that by the law we are sinning, because I am sitting here clasped in your arms!
From The Price of Things by Glyn, Elinor
Men are sinning and suffering because social conditions are all wrong.
From Christ, Christianity and the Bible by Haldeman, Isaac Massey
Ah! even now doubtless you are sinning in the dreams of Hildegardis, richly-gifted and happy knight!
From Aslauga's Knight by La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de
Heinrich, you understand the conditions of a higher national development, and know you are working against it; you are sinning against the most sacred rights of humanity, yet say you are laboring for the whole.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
