Examples of penitent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the wake of the AP's investigation last year, Republican state Rep. Phil Lyman and Democratic Rep. Angela Romero announced plans to reform Utah's clergy-penitent privilege loophole. Sam Metz, ajc, 1 Mar. 2023 Her husband’s sudden, violent reaction to the joke, and his subsequent Best Actor speech that bobbed and weaved over the line between defiant and penitent, swallowed the rest of the night whole. Caroline Framke, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022 However, lawmakers returned six years later to reinstate the clergy-penitent privilege. Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2020 Even if absolution is denied, though, the exchange between penitent and confessor is to remain confidential. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for penitent 

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“Penitent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penitent. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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