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Example sentences for "contritely"

Lexicographically close words:
contributive; contributor; contributors; contributory; contrite; contrition; contriue; contriued; contrivance; contrivances
  1. I should not be in this miserable hole and it would not be necessary for me to sue Bonaparte so humbly and contritely for generous terms of peace.

  2. The dog still advanced wagging his tail, throwing his ears far back, crawling contritely on his belly, begging in every way he could beg to be allowed to serve this offspring of a man.

  3. He lay down humbly on the floor, head between his paws, tail dragging contritely across the rag rug.

  4. With her cruse of alabaster, Filled with ointment rare and sweet, Came the woman to the Master, Knelt contritely at His feet, Feeling with unfeigned contrition How unfit was her condition To approach the Holy One.

  5. Like this woman, I contritely Often must approach the Lord, Knowing that I cannot rightly Ask a place beside His board.

  6. I really shouldn’t have left him tonight,” Kitty said contritely as she jumped into the car.

  7. She wondered contritely why this had to happen when she had left her brother practically all day.

  8. A poor sinner, I cast myself at the throne of Thy divine Majesty, and contritely confess that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and through the omission of my duties.


  9. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contritely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.