Example Sentences

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“Ah, I know I snuck in,” she said penitently.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2013

When a child is conceived, guilty Wiligis goes off to die on a pilgrimage, while Sibylla penitently vows never to marry.

From Time Magazine Archive

He showed Individualism, with crutch and running nose, penitently ringing the Government's doorbell in a snowstorm.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the runaway economic success of the Common Market caused Britain's Conservative government to reverse itself, and, in August 1961, Britain penitently applied for the membership it had once spurned.

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