contrition

IPA: kʌntrˈɪʃʌn

Examples of "contrition" in Sentences

BTW, "contrition" is precisely what rankles for most of the naysayers.
The word contrition itself in a moral sense is not of frequent occurrence in
Rocker's apparent contrition is merely a signal that another episode is on the way.
'By that account,' said Lady Anne, 'which I believe to be just, her contrition is always ten times as great as her offence.'
Of course, asking Rose to dive headfirst into an act of contrition is like asking Anaheim Angels pitchers to feed dead-red fastballs to Bonds.
What we call contrition is often only imperfect contrition -- that is, sorrow for our sins because we fear their punishment in Hell or dread the loss of Heaven.
The apology arrived 25 days after the incident, and Barrichello took delivery of it on his mobile phone, but it still counts as a rare act of contrition from the German.
In contrast, and in contrition, I must highly recommend an excellent traditional platformer that recently became available on Virtual Console; I didn't pick it up until last night.
I have yet to hear any acts of contrition from the media or people like Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, who i held in passable esteem for what they said and why they said it.
The expression of contrition from Mr. Shimizu came a day after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the nuclear crisis to 7, the highest on an international scale, from 5.