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

"Exactly," he admitted, "and I should probably have been repenting it by now but for your words last night."

From The Cinema Murder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

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 declined my coffee and some of Mrs. Carter's ambrosial apple pie, this evening, and I have been repenting ever since.

From From the Car Behind by Flagg, James Montgomery

“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