sins 1 of 2

noun

Definition of sinsnext
plural of sin
1
as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code a child old enough to know that lying is a sin

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2
as in evils
that which is morally unacceptable a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin

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3
as in shames
a regrettable or blameworthy act it's a sin to waste food when people are starving

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as in weaknesses
a defect in character my besetting sin is impatience—I hate to wait for anything

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sins

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sin
as in trespasses
to commit an offense bless me, Father, for I have sinned

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  1. crimes
  2. evils
  3. weaknesses
  4. falls
  5. violations
  6. bad
  7. shortcomings
  8. wanders
Noun
  • Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Great heroes must rise to drive back the ancient evils that roam this land.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • By the 1850s, Northerners digested its evils daily.
    Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of evils
Noun
  • Adversaries will look to capitalize on America’s weaknesses, leading to even greater disorganization.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Kleber gives the Clippers more size, helping to address one of their biggest weaknesses.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of weaknesses
Verb
  • He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • These companies should abide by whichever deadline falls later.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Accountability mechanisms would have to be built in to ensure violations come at a cost.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Data about move-over violations and crashes isn't included on the state's crash dashboard, however, the Ohio State Highway Patrol does maintain a separate dataset on those numbers.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.
    Austin Mock, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The revenue could come from taxes on bads (pollution, for example) or on rents (including land and, above all, intellectual property).
    Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
Definition of bad
Noun
  • One by one, Republican and Democratic senators admonished Moore for the agency’s shortcomings in everything from wildfire prevention to timber sales.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The road ahead presents two distinct futures—one that perpetuates the shortcomings of the past and another that embraces innovation and precision.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortcomings
Verb
  • Back in the woods, a band of militiamen wanders up to Jamie, beating the living daylights out of Lord John, and intervenes.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • If your attention wanders away, bring it back.
    Janice Marturano, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of wanders
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