as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
Shades of Thornton Wilder and John Steinbeck flicker in this elegy to the down and out, the dreamers and the sinners who lose everything, even their sense of themselves.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
Hotel Peter & Paul, in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, plays up the building's history as a Catholic church, schoolhouse, rectory, and convent, referencing saints and sinners.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
Instead of divine love pouring forth even to sinners who defy the divine, my design offers the resilience and defiance of pride in the face of persecution.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
When David Sconce — the Machiavellian scion of a Bible college football coach and a church organist — takes the reins of the family business, the seemingly All-American clan begins a jaw-dropping descent from saints to sinners.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 June 2024
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
Hotel Peter & Paul, in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, plays up the building's history as a Catholic church, schoolhouse, rectory, and convent, referencing saints and sinners.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
Instead of divine love pouring forth even to sinners who defy the divine, my design offers the resilience and defiance of pride in the face of persecution.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
When David Sconce — the Machiavellian scion of a Bible college football coach and a church organist — takes the reins of the family business, the seemingly All-American clan begins a jaw-dropping descent from saints to sinners.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
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Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Jordanians will soar like eagles to hunt you down, one criminal after another.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Just weeks after closing out an incredibly dominant year in music, Rihanna was cast by some fans and members of the media as the villain and endlessly harassed by those who felt Brown did nothing wrong.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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Emma Corrin also starred in the film as the villain, Cassandra Nova.Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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