as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
The book took Francis six years to write with co-writer Carlo Musso, and will be released in time for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, a year-long religious event in the Catholic church that is celebrated every 25 years and encourages followers to repent for their sins, forgive others and more.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Jokic went for 38 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a pair of clinching free throws to repent for his and the team’s recent struggles at the stripe.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
The book took Francis six years to write with co-writer Carlo Musso, and will be released in time for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, a year-long religious event in the Catholic church that is celebrated every 25 years and encourages followers to repent for their sins, forgive others and more.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Jokic went for 38 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a pair of clinching free throws to repent for his and the team’s recent struggles at the stripe.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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