Sentence examples for be contrite about from inspiring English sources

"He has nothing to be contrite about.

Lawyers in and outside the church said that dioceses around the country have reason to be contrite about other things as well.

America was going to listen to the world--even act contritely--because according to some around the president, we had much to be contrite about and even to apologize for.

There are fundamental differences to be sure: the president's tendencies to engage; to work multilaterally; to be contrite about American power; to see the world not as black or white, but in gray, the color of diplomacy.

Caldor was contrite about altering the list.

Mr. Booth is contrite about this problem.

During the scouting combine, he was contrite about his struggles and vowed to give teams reason to trust him.

"He's been contrite about what happened, and he's come back here and assimilated right into the team".

Both the police and the CPS have been contrite about failures to act on complaints about Savile over decades.

SAP's lawyer, Robert A. Mittelstaedt of Jones Day, was contrite about the copyright infringement, telling the jury that SAP admits "that it did something wrong".

Mr. Spano is contrite about his previous loss, saying that he failed in his quest because he criticized the state too strongly.