Sentence examples for becomes contrite from inspiring English sources

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Then, almost invariably, she becomes contrite and apologetic.

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The usually defiant McDaniels suddenly became contrite this week, apologizing to "the organization, the fans, everybody else" for the Broncos' 59-14 loss to the Raiders.

In these stories war becomes a kind of cleansing agent for the destructive child, who, after enduring hardships, matures into a properly contrite adult (and a fiction writer to boot).

Since the local government turned a budding local enterprise into China's biggest wholesale flower market in 1999, Dounan has become the main supplier of blooms to courting couples and contrite husbands across the country: demand fuelled by a middle-class boom.Yunnan has rapidly emerged as China's dominant flower-growing region.

But the pitchers, who became symbols of derision after the fried-chicken-and-beer clubhouse shenanigans, seemed genuinely contrite and humbled.

Contrite beyond words for having gone your own way, you resolve to become an example to others.

She then became associated with weeping and reading: Christ's mercy causes the eyes of the sinner to be contrite or tearful.

LUCIE, Fla .— A contrite Francisco Rodriguez arrived in Mets camp Wednesday and promised that he had learned from his mistakes and had become a better person.

His contrite words are seen as the start of the rehabilitation and rebirth of the bank, which is, along with Bank of Ireland, destined to become one of two "pillar banks" serving the domestic market.

In time, Doggy will be reunited with a contrite Girlie, betrayed by Armpitman en route to another vacation in St. Tropez and eventually reunited with the family after he has exacted vengeance and they have become sadder but wiser.

In its new incarnation, Intiman has become that rare thing in the ego-driven, reputation-obsessed world of theater — a humble endeavor, as reflected in the scale of its shows; the decision by its trustees to accept responsibility for poor past management; and the contrite overtures by the theater's leaders to donors and grant-making foundations.

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