Definition of Repentant

feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing

Examples of Repentant in a sentence

The little boy was quite repentant for hitting his sister and apologized many times.  🔊

She wanted her boyfriend to be repentant for forgetting to call her after their date.  🔊

The repentant man swore that he would never lie or cheat again.  🔊

When someone is repentant, they usually ask for forgiveness.  🔊

To show that he was repentant, he decided to never make that mistake again.  🔊

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