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The phrase "repent for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when talking about someone recognizing their wrongdoings and feeling remorse for their actions. Example: The priest told the congregation to repent for their sins and ask for forgiveness.
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"I do not repent for what I have done".
"You should repent for what you've done to the Indians.
We have to repent for all the things that stood in the way before of unity".
Mr. Gerson did have to repent for a misstep in China.
Below it, "Repent, for the kingdom Of heaven is at hand!" Some visitors kept coming.
"I don't want to cross the line with a client and repent for making a mistake.
Another language crime to repent for during my time in the booth, I guess!
He says: "If the Taliban repent for what they have done, I am willing to make peace".
Indeed, he said that it was "reaping what it sowed" and that it should repent for pandering to the West.
But he is not keen to be made to repent for sins the Vatican can prove it did not commit.
The reason for her parole being refused was that she had "failed to repent for her crime".
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