penitently
- a word derived from penitent.
Example Sentences
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“Ah, I know I snuck in,” she said penitently.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2013
Two nights after the party Mrs. George Skakel penitently informed the Advocate that the whole story was a "gag."
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps penitently, perhaps humorously, he added that a good soldier "never talks."
From Time Magazine Archive
That our nation is by no means guiltless of the sins of omission and commission which have made this war, we penitently acknowledge.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chaplain nodded penitently and hurried past, unable to make himself take the time to apologize.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
