How to Use remorse in a Sentence

remorse

noun
Definition of remorsenext
Synonyms for remorsenext
  • I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse.
  • In August Jack Dorsey was struck with a pang of remorse.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Jensen expressed no remorse in a statement to the court.
    — Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In the texts, Parscale expressed remorse for helping elect Trump in 2016.
    — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Pearce hopes the thieves will return the relic and express remorse for their deed.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Cawthorn hasn't learned his lesson and seems to have no remorse for his actions.
    — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Alex was in rehab, full of remorse and asking for prayers.
    — James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The woman who hasn’t dropped the suit says it’s because Watson has shown no remorse.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • There is no self-knowledge or remorse, no greater sense of justice than there was in 1947.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Judge Lewey has been very firm about wanting to see remorse it’s today in Ohios.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 June 2022
  • Zivic completes a 1,000-piece puzzle to keep his mind off his remorse.
    — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
  • And for less than $60, there’s little room for buyer’s remorse.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Has Chao met a client who has balked at the Open Street or felt buyer’s remorse afterwards?
    — John Surico, Curbed, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In a statement shared in court Monday, the girls expressed remorse for their actions.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Todd has shown no remorse for his actions on Jan. 6, the government said.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
  • All are great options, but a photo will save you any buyer's remorse for this style.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 30 Dec. 2022
  • John Gunther paved a way to talk about cancer and death in public, about divorce, pain, and parental remorse.
    — Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Stick to a budget to avoid having to worry about buyer's remorse.
    — Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • At up to 60 percent off, the Horizon Woven Shorts won’t give you buyer’s remorse.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • This was a man full of remorse, haunted by history – and impelled by love.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But again, most interesting in psychopaths is the lack of remorse.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Boudin had expressed remorse for the robbery, in which a guard and two police officers were killed north of New York City.
    — Michael Hill, ajc, 2 May 2022
  • One of the board members involved in the exit of Altman, however, has since expressed remorse about the move.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Kuhnau didn’t give them any chance for buyer’s remorse.
    — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Under a new pilot program, Google is trying to make sure that kind of buyer's remorse becomes a thing of the past.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • His total lack of remorse is even more atrocious than her outfit.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • There was none of the remorse or justification seen from the Griselda character in the show.
    — Laura Zornosa, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Related While Spears is offering up some remorse, JT wants no parts of any of that.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Told by reporters about Campbell’s remorse for not giving him a game ball on such a special night, Goff laughed.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The new season picks up where the last left off, with Gordon and Ashley having seller’s remorse about giving Colin away to a family.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024

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