How to use remorse in a sentence

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• He argued with the judge contemptuously, showing no respect or remorse for his actions.From the entry contemptuously
• The mind here exhibited is one untouched by pity, unstung by remorse, and uncorrected by shame.From the entry unstung
• There is simply nothing you can say that could make me feel remorse.2011 December 12, Marina Hyde, “Whether it's Justin or Cliff, I'm a Belieber in Christmas songs”, in The Guardian. From the entry belieber
• Superman wasn’t sure what disturbed him more, her actions or her lack of remorse.2006 October, Greg Cox, chapter 1, in Infinite Crisis, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry Medousa
• In your new service contract, read the fine print of the buyer's remorse clause.2002 June 3, Wilson Rothman, “The Smart Ones”, in Time, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2008. From the entry buyer's remorse
• If we part I shall be tormented by remorse at not having married.1950 June 18, Philip Larkin, “To J. B. Sutton – 18 June 1950”, in Anthony Thwaite, editor, Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940–1985…. From the entry priceless
• Or, is it a cry of remorse after his feline instincts lead him to “monkeycide” then regret and self condemnation?2022 April 3, Bud Herron, “Cat’s bats about monkey”, in The Republic, Columbus, Ind., page B4. From the entry monkeycide
• 'I meet her in my office, she shows no remorse.2018, Anna Day, The Fandom. From the entry dance on a rope
• "You're really going to screw her over, aren't you?" "Uh-huh." No point in showing remorse I don't feel.2011, Jeri Smith-Ready, Urban Fantasy Collection - Vampires: A Rush of Wings, ..., Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 837. From the entry screwery
• Pugach’s lingering resentment, not her husband’s less-than-evident remorse, and not even their mutual dependence, but the marriage’s frank descent into humdrumness.2007 May 27, Ruth La Ferla, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”, in New York Times. From the entry humdrumness
• The remorse neurofactor (Factor 26) flooded the sites in Gary’s brain specially tailored by evolution to respond to it.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry neurofactor
• "Saying sorry" ends fraternal battles, soothes hysteria, puts a full-stop to that sump of baffled remorse into which children occasionally fall.1997 June 5, Thomas Sutcliffe, “'Saying sorry' ends fraternal battles, soothes hysteria, puts a full-stop to baffled remorse”, in The…. From the entry full-stop
• She was stale-drunk; she had, doubtless, a vile headache; probably she felt twinges of remorse and apprehension of possible police interference.1917, John Locke, The Red Planet. From the entry stale drunk
• There are they who revisit, in their wrath or their remorse, the places wherein erst they suffered or wrought evil.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry escutcheoned
• Jonathan's mother told Grace on a recent phone call that Jonathan showed no sign of remorse or contrition for his own sister's passing.2020 November 30, Erica Gonzales, “'The Undoing' Viewers Are Trolling Their Finale Theories”, in Harper's Bazaar. From the entry contrition
• He was filled with remorse over what he had asked the Corporal and was quick to reassure Tony that she was there, waiting.2013, Dennis Baker, Restless Hearts. From the entry backstep
• Just the fact that I do not chant offenselessly should make me cry tears of remorse, but i go on stoneheartedly in my mechanical chanting.2010, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Japa Transformations, →ISBN, page 140. From the entry stoneheartedly
• Some of this may have been because of postpurchase rationalization, but a lot of buyers seemed to be suffering anything but remorse.2009 June 30, John Tierney, “Calculating Consumer Happiness at Any Price”, in New York Times. From the entry postpurchase
• He may neither judge the fittingness of society’s death sentence nor dictate our actions — even to express his remorse, however heartfelt.2007 March 14, “It’s Not Up to the Killer (1 Letter)”, in New York Times. From the entry fittingness
• No, her little flutters of honest remorse were constantly disappearing in the immense exultant joy of being alive and of contemplating her idol.1914, Arnold Bennett, The Price of Love, Harper & Brothers, page 418. From the entry little
• But he could be equally exasperating, obsessive, unempathetic and prone to sudden fits of violence that, invariably, filled him with remorse and self-loathing after the fact.2009 September 24, Sarah Lyall, “Recalling a Home That Really Is a Castle”, in New York Times. From the entry unempathetic
• They showed little remorse in using this power to its full extent, against each other, against smaller producers and against the laboring poor, including strong-arm tactics of no legality.2002, Simon Szreter, “The State of Social Capital”, in Theory and Society, volume 31, number 5, page 597. From the entry not a pretty sight
• She had shared his sheets, and, in nightmares of remorse, he had shared her body, waking with drastic regret, feeling as soiled and soilsome as the city itself.1995, Barry Hannah, The Tennis Handsome. From the entry soilsome

Meaning of remorse

1. noun A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
2. noun Sorrow; pity; compassion.
3. verb To experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.

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How do you use remorse in a sentence?

Remorse is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The accused committed perjury without remorse.”

What is a short sentence with remorse?

“The accused committed perjury without remorse.”

What does remorse mean?

Remorse means a feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.