(1) There's nothing wrong with putting your hand up, accepting that you've made a big mistake and saying sorry in an honest, contrite declaration.

(2) And so he does not drop to his knees, he is not contrite , he does not sit in the church with the grieving parents and wives and children.

(3) It was a dramatic change in tone, a contrite president uncharacteristically admitting a major failure.

(4) Prisons are designed to transform a regretted crime into contrite behavior through penalties and punishment.

(5) He knew he was supposed to be feeling suitably contrite and sorry, but there was nothing.

(6) Some were contrite , and apologized directly to the families of those they had murdered.

(7) It was striking, although its tone was less contrite than last week's recantation.

(8) I am immensely contrite , and I am sorry for the damage that I've done.

(9) I know the members of the morning show are truly contrite .

(10) I am truly contrite , penitent, repentant, remorseful and steeped in the tears of my regretfulness.

(11) Maybe he's already rehearsing for a contrite resignation.

(12) She tried to ignore how adorable he looked, all contrite and repentant.

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(14) I guess this is the point where I should be contrite and say I was ashamed of myself, but I wasn't.

(15) Compare and contrast this contrite pose with the self-same penitent jailbound all over again last year as a result of felling two motorists during a wee spell of road rage.

(16) I will say that Dolly was contrite over the affair, almost apologetic in fact.

(17) He then issued a contrite public apology for his u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510foolish mistakeu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb before frantically trying to avoid being tracked down by the media.

(18) As apologies go, it was about as contrite as you can get.

(19) He is very contrite and so sorry and we hug and he tells me he loves me and is so sorry and also is crying.

(20) You can even sell it as a contrite new dedication to safety.