have been repenting
- present perfect progressive of repent.
Example Sentences
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That I have not yet done so you would forgive if you knew how many hours I have been repenting of my neglect.
From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John
“I’ll give you a helping hand,” volunteered Frank, who knew the sensitive nature of his chum, and understood how, in all probability, Jerry must have been repenting of his carelessness all the afternoon.
From The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat by Allen, Quincy
I know it, Sir John, I know it; and, not to mislead you, I will own that I have been repenting with all my might, ever since that first vardict.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
I am warranted in saying this, for I do not believe in my heart, that since the defection of Russia, Ministers have been repenting of their answer.
From Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 by Jones, Edgar R. (Edgar Rees), Sir
And now every ear of it would have been repenting in sackcloth and ashes if it had been qualified by Nature to know how little it would fetch per bushel.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
