remorseful
adjective
re·morse·ful
ri-ˈmȯrs-fəl 
: motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefulness
noun
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Examples of remorseful in a Sentence
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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The victim's mother told the Daily Mail the teen does not appear to be remorseful.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
At the climax, amid a flood of family histrionics, our eyes sought out Hortense, sitting on the sidelines, stricken with remorseful silence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Not necessarily remorseful about it or sad about it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the fans wearing Aaron Judge and Mariano Rivera jerseys who tried to pry the ball from Betts’ glove weren’t exactly remorseful.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
At the climax, amid a flood of family histrionics, our eyes sought out Hortense, sitting on the sidelines, stricken with remorseful silence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Not necessarily remorseful about it or sad about it.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the fans wearing Aaron Judge and Mariano Rivera jerseys who tried to pry the ball from Betts’ glove weren’t exactly remorseful.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remorseful. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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