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bless me, Father, for I have sinned
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Recent Examples of sinning
William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Because of course, leftist woke America’s favorite movie this year is about sinning.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinning
Adjective
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His father, who believes Sammie's music to be sinful, orders him to drop the guitar, but Sammie can't do it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The least sinful states in 2026 Wyoming was ranked the least sinful state in 2026, followed by New Hampshire, Idaho, Vermont, Maine, Minnesota, Utah, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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New York State Police have arrested about a dozen people for trespassing there so far this year.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The home of Nicki Minaj is the subject of a police investigation after a man was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the rapper's property.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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This is because they are often seen as ritually impure.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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All of this comes at a time when the market has greater appetite for larger scale deals, despite Lauder’s falling stock price.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Wear it with sandals to the beach, throw on sneakers for wandering around town, and add a cardigan when the evening gets breezy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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In addition to wandering tourists, expect to see theater crew, set designers, actors, and matronly sensei in pastel kimonos and big, pinned up hairdos haunting the vicinity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Then there was the case of the Waukegan woman who froze to death on the hospital’s roof after straying from her room.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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But many Cubans blame their own leaders for mismanaging the economy — and straying from the ideals of Castro’s revolution.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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For transgressing against The Homeland of that era—the neo-Confederate South—Liuzzo was murdered by white supremacists.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Sinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinning. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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