REPENT in a Sentence
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96 example sentences for REPENT, such as:
1. He has done wrong but repented.
2. Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
3. From short pleasure long repentance.
4. Depend on others and you always repent.
5. Marry in lent, and you'll live to repent.
2. Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
3. From short pleasure long repentance.
4. Depend on others and you always repent.
5. Marry in lent, and you'll live to repent.
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Meanings and Examples of REPENT
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repent
v. turn away from sin or do penitence
v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1 If ever he was impelled to cast sin from him and to repent the impulse that moved him was the wish to be her knight.
2 He had long been patient, pleading with the sinful soul, giving it time to repent, sparing it yet awhile.
3 They will repent indeed: and this is the second sting of the worm of conscience, a late and fruitless sorrow for sins committed.
4 They will behold their sins in all their foulness and repent but it will be too late and then they will bewail the good occasions which they neglected.
5 The conscience will say: You had time and opportunity to repent and would not.
6 You implore now a moment of earthly life wherein to repent: In vain.
7 I pray to God, and do you pray with me, that we may repent of our sins.
8 No matter how many or how foul the sins if you only repent of them they will be forgiven you.
9 A restless feeling of guilt would always be present with him: he would confess and repent and be absolved, confess and repent again and be absolved again, fruitlessly.
10 He stood about, restless and uneasy, for a while, glancing at the door, every now and then, hoping she would repent and come to find him.
11 These words were followed by a general murmur, and it was evident that several of the members were discussing the propriety of making the general repent of his rashness.
12 No," said Caderousse, "no; I will not repent.
13 She will repent, and no one will know that she has been guilty.
14 Torvald, you will repent not having let me stay, even if it were only for half an hour.
15 Yet I knew all the time, if I yielded now, I should not the less be made to repent, some day, of my former rebellion.
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1 Depend on others and you always repent.
2 Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
3 A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
4 Marry too soon, and you'll repent too late.
5 If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.
6 Some persons do first, think afterwards, and then repent for ever.
7 Marry in lent, and you'll live to repent.
8 Many a truism is summed up in a proverb; for example, "Marry in haste, repent at leisure.".
9 He has done wrong but repented.
10 The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.
11 Confession is the first step to repentance.
12 From hearing comes wisdom; from speaking repentance.
13 From short pleasure long repentance.
14 They refused to show repentance for their crimes.
15 We finally forgave him when he expressed his repentance with tears.