Words similar to penitence

Example sentences for: penitence

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

Japan's World War II penitence is suspect.
Artists still scorn it as a vulgar pastiche, and the working-class residents of the area resented its being erected as a symbol of penitence for the insurrection of the 1871 Commune — they didn’t feel penitent in the least.
Yet even on an ordinary weekday, scattered believers, some kneeling in penitence, come to Fátima to pay homage to the Virgin Mary.
remorse or penitence