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Example sentences for: contrition

How can you use “contrition” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The LAT reports that White House insiders want the President to publicly discuss the issue, this time clearly expressing "contrition" for his inappropriate activities with then-intern Lewinsky.
During the Iran-Contra affair, no comparable gestures of contrition were forthcoming from Republicans.
Well-versed in the ways of Washington, Rostenkowski knows that for someone in his position, quotation is more important than contrition.
The statement is too self-absolving, deflecting blame away from Catholics: It should have expressed abject contrition.
The WP sees, "not strictly speaking an apology, but a remarkably all-encompassing statement of contrition."