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Discover LudwigThe phrase "in penance" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to an act of self-imposed punishment in order to make amends for a wrong that has been committed. For example, "After the accident, the driver promised to do community service in penance for his actions."
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So what does he do in penance?
In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church.
In penance, I wanted to cry for him now.
Claiming a religious conversion, he lived his last years in penance.
Teas are prepared by Middleton in penance, and after that he starts scissoring open delivery boxes.
In penance, he recommitted himself to the lineup, putting in hours after the games were completed.
Bunuel caricatures St. Simon Stylites, who stood on a pillar in a Biblical desert in penance and worship.
The press, perhaps in penance for its treatment of Thomas Markle, were barely extras in the drama.
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His plan for financing the church involved soliciting contributions from donors by promising a one-third reduction in penances for annual donations.
If we are serious about healing, we will soon find ourselves chest deep in repentance and penance.
The experiment in international justice represented by the ICTY, created in 1993 as an exercise in western penance for failing to stop the killing in Bosnia, will go on for a few more years.
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