Sentence examples for truly contrite from inspiring English sources
Again in game-planning mode, Reid asked Dungy questions: Was Vick truly contrite?
Truly contrite sinners do not desire relief through an indulgence (which is a remission of the penance, or temporal punishment, that the sinner would otherwise owe following absolution); they crave penance.
Why? Having listened to Phillips talk openly of the damage he had done to his own family life, Barbara said, he believed Phillips was truly contrite.
If the airline was truly contrite it would have couriered the cheques round with a bouquet of flowers … as we suggested.
In Roman Catholicism, penance is a sacrament and the power to absolve lies with the priest, who can grant release from the guilt of sin to the sinner who is truly contrite, confesses his sin, and promises to perform satisfaction to God.
This means we'll see more forgiveness in places where people are highly dependent on complex networks of cooperative relationships, policing is reliable, the system of justice is efficient and trustworthy, and social institutions are up to the task of helping truly contrite offenders make amends with the people they've harmed.
Blau, for her part, seemed genuinely contrite.
In the immediate aftermath, Hornung appeared genuinely contrite.
I have no idea whether Anthony Wiener or Tiger Woods or Eliot Spitzer or Bill Clinton truly felt contrite for their extra-marital adventures, as they claimed.
I will do anything I must to show that I am contrite". When he convinces the Senator that he is truly repentant, that will be the end of any punishment but censure.
