repentant

adjective

re·pen·tant ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt

Synonyms of repentant next

: experiencing repentance : penitent

: expressive of repentance

repentantly adverb

Examples of repentant in a Sentence

repentant sinners

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In his new statement, Suga took an even more repentant tone, apologizing for damaging his reputation and disappointing fans while opening himself to any further punishment. —

Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024 Released 24 years after a debut verse on an album no less auspicious than Outkast’s Stankonia, this was a veteran artist taking stock, vividly drawing the lines between the struggling kid and the grateful, repentant adult. —

Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024 The repentant Barbosa who was glad getting caught forced her to quit. —

Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024 Last spring, Trump appointed as his national security adviser John Bolton, a man who remains perhaps the Iraq war’s most fervent and least repentant champion. —

Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2019 See all Example Sentences for repentant