Sentence examples for state of contrition from inspiring English sources
He has either retreated so deeply into a state of contrition that he has lost his taste for fun or, more likely, become so fatigued by the process that he can't muster the energy required to have any.
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, echoed the relative lack of contrition among US government figures who stressed their distance from the previous policy but unwillingness to hold individuals to account.
The apology was a rare gesture of contrition by the powerful state-owned network.
Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called the song a "genuinely affecting second single", and stated that "Less forgiving listeners" looking for "signs of contrition" may find them on the track.
So in that sense, what New Jersey did last week had significance beyond the fact that it was the first expression of contrition for slavery from a northern state.
Public expressions of contrition abound.
So Marie performed her Act of Contrition.
His lack of contrition exacerbates its seriousness".
He is offering words of contrition.
He has already shown signs of contrition.
Amanda made a false face of contrition.
