Sentence examples for importance of contrition from inspiring English sources

As if to underline the importance of contrition, the WMSC says it "had regard not only to the severity of the breach in which Mr Briatore was complicit but also to his actions in continuing to deny his participation in the breach despite all the evidence".

Public expressions of contrition abound.

Amanda made a false face of contrition.

The BBC had consumed "buckets of contrition", he said.

But this modest act of contrition came too late.

He conveyed a decent mix of contrition and reasonableness.

The act of contrition sometimes comes wrapped in self-congratulation.

Republicans vacillated between notes of contrition and defiance.

So Marie performed her Act of Contrition.

Obama himself is taking the path of contrition.

A fast of contrition was proposed for January 14 , 1696