atone
verb (used without object)
to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed byfor ).
unatoned
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a word derived from
atone.
Example Sentences
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Both concern marriage attained through unatoned sin, maintained despite suspicion and recrimination, resolved at last by death.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus The Snake Pit, part two of the tetralogy, ends with the master's murder still unconfessed, unatoned; and promises tremendous cumu lative tragedy in the two unwritten volumes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Separate and unatoned, while the others were being fused into the Greater Being; alone even in Morgana’s embrace—much more alone, indeed, more hopelessly himself than he had ever been in his life before.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Phantom monks, nobles, peasants, pressed upon her with terrible tales of misdeeds unatoned, and begged her to instruct them in the prayers which were essential to salvation.
From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by H. Addington (Henry Addington) Bruce
Matilda gave a deep sigh and shook her head, in a manner which manifested how far this went in palliation, and was aware that much of error remained unatoned.
From The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People by Mrs. Hofland
