contrite

How To Use contrite In A Sentence

• That was rude of me, Colbert says, faux contritely. Stephen Colbert walks out on 'The View'
• Viv," I said, contrite, and reached out a hand: I was greatly shaken, not having expected her tears. Port Eternity
• ‘It was also clear that he was genuinely contrite and that he had never previously been in any kind of trouble with the police,’ he said.
• A man should pray with eyes fast-closed and head contritely bowed.
• Skilling's arrogance, belligerence and lack of contriteness under questioning made him a lightning rod for the rage generated after Enron sought bankruptcy protection in 2001.
• I am immensely contrite, and I am sorry for the damage that I've done.
• As apologies go, it was about as contrite as you can get.
• 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.
• I guess this is the point where I should be contrite and say I was ashamed of myself, but I wasn't.
• He knew he was supposed to be feeling suitably contrite and sorry, but there was nothing.