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"Throughout the rest of my life, I will repent on my immoral and illegal acts that constitute crimes," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2019

He hopes she will repent and weep for her heartlessness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Louis XIV repented his policy of war for profit . . . and we will repent it on ours if we ever follow that policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Preacher Graham, though deploring the publicity about their meeting, acknowledged that he had first gone to work on Mickey in 1949, now has high hopes that Cohen will repent in earnest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each morn I say, �To-night I will repent Of wine, and tavern haunts no more frequent�; But while 'tis spring, and roses are in bloom, To loose me from my promise, O consent!

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar