Example Sentences

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“He is atoning for his sins, but as part of the plea deal the prosecution forced him to testify against the company he helped built,” Necheles told jurors.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

And now this Florida Keys clan, its Kennedyesque luster irrevocably tarnished, is atoning for its sins.

From New York Times • May 26, 2017

It's as though the label is atoning on our behalf for pop's artificiality and sonic profligacy, taking us back to basics with some real and raw rock'n'roll.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

But let us pause for a moment to remember what “redeeming” actually is: atoning or making up for some mistake or wrongdoing.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2011

Try to feel, I will not say happy, but stronger in the thought that your punishment is atoning for your past every hour.

From Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College by Benson, Arthur Christopher