sin
noun
transgression of divine law.
has sinned
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present perfectof sin (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some say he has sinned but should be forgiven.
From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2020
For if man has sinned by tasting of knowledge, the guilt that punishes him repeats his crime: with all its finger-wagging and tenor of “I told you so”, guilt itself comes over as awfully knowing.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2017
Gatlin has sinned, but the outrage, particularly from those who know better, edges toward the absurd.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2017
Totally different teams, different stories — a very good team that always flops and a very poor team that has sinned in every way except the failures by which the Caps have defined themselves nationally.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2017
With Christians there is only one circumstance,—that a brother has sinned.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther
