as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
Even the greatest saints were sinners and everything in reality, even the most beautiful things, are corroded by evil: everything, except Mary.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
Noun
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Williamson spends the entire movie moving from one L.A. locale and subculture to another, meeting a motley crew of criminals rich, scrappy, and everything in between, along the way.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Might be important later: the criminal was able to gain entrance to the White Lotus property when Valentin pulls up on his motorcycle to the security gate to chat with Gaitok, at the exact moment a random SUV containing the thief sails through.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The promise of criminal prosecution of a person responsible for such a death may seem righteous and like an effective deterrent against future wrongdoers.—
Michael Abrams,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a mythical world, justice proceeds like this: After being wronged by a government injustice, a victim lawyers up and sues the government wrongdoer.—
James S. Burling,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This shortcoming extends to its assortment of villains who, despite including celebrity appearances like AEW wrestler Samoa Joe, fail to leave a memorable impression beyond being yet another obstacle on the way to the end credits.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ant-Man met a villain named Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania who battled multiple versions of himself from different timelines.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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