Example Sentences

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Bless me, Father, for I have sinned: In the past few weeks I have watched the trailer for “Conclave” so many times it could be considered gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

"I have sinned, I have broken the law and I have no excuses," she said at her sentencing in Los Angeles.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2022

“I have sinned, I’ve broken the law and I have no excuses,” Kreuper said via teleconference.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

“They told me that all of us have sinned, and we all make mistakes.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2020

My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez