remorseful
adjective
re·morse·ful
ri-ˈmȯrs-fəl 
: motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefulness
noun
Examples of remorseful in a Sentence
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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But for once, or maybe twice, Hill seemed genuinely remorseful and reflective this week.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Rose gambled on the game, lied about it for years and never seemed truly remorseful.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Sorensen wrote in a sentencing memo that Smith – a disabled Marine Corps veteran with three children – is remorseful and takes responsibility for his actions.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
The men should have been there, looking remorseful, but during the first two hearings at which a total of 23 men were charged, only two came in person.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Rose gambled on the game, lied about it for years and never seemed truly remorseful.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Sorensen wrote in a sentencing memo that Smith – a disabled Marine Corps veteran with three children – is remorseful and takes responsibility for his actions.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
The men should have been there, looking remorseful, but during the first two hearings at which a total of 23 men were charged, only two came in person.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for remorseful
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remorseful. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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