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Repents is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Repents | Repent | Repented | Repenting

Repents meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of repent

Using Repents

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of repent
  • In the example corpus, repents often appears in combinations such as: he repents, repents and, repents for.

Context around Repents

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

job 1× immediately 1× rochester 1× china 1× rushdie 1×

Often after:

ever 1×

Sentence patterns with Repents

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

anyone who repents whether in 1× balaam immediately repents but is 1× confesses and repents for their 1× devastated dané repents ever calling 1× forgiveness and repents his sins 1× mr rochester repents his sinfulness 1× salman rushdie repents and becomes 1× ultimately job repents this perspective 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and he noted 1× anyone who repents 1× balaam immediately repents 1× devastated dané repents 1× he says a 1× i personally feel 1×

Common sentence endings:

a purer life 1× begs for forgiveness 1× calling to amor 1× cruel and random 1× for his mercy 1× him to hell 1×

Words around Repents

Just before it in the word index:

repenting 12 repentigny 6 repented 32 repentant 37 repentance 129 repent 103

Just after it in the word index:

repercussion 19 repercussions 421 reperforator 3 reperfusion 3 repertoire 440 repertoires 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Repents

  • In this selection, "repents" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, job, immediately, rochester and ever stand out and add context to how "repents" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include anyone who repents whether in and balaam immediately repents but is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "repents" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with repents

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Devastated, Dané repents ever calling to Amor. (7 words)

Balaam immediately repents, but is told to go on. (9 words)

Anyone who repents – whether in Iraq or abroad – you must forgive him. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Khomeini explained, Even if Salman Rushdie repents and becomes the most pious man of all time, it is incumbent on every Muslim to employ everything he has got, his life and wealth, to send him to Hell. (37 words)

Sin is forgiven, when the sinner acknowledges, confesses, and repents for their sin. citation The unregenerate man is expected to confess his sins to God through repentance in order to be restored to right relationship with God. (37 words)

However, at the end of the book Mr.Rochester repents his sinfulness, thanks God for returning Jane, and asks Him for the strength to lead a purer life. (28 words)

Example sentences (11)

Ultimately, Job repents this perspective and understands he cannot define God as cruel and random.

And he noted that Brady’s soul is now doomed forever — unless he repents and begs for forgiveness.

Anyone who repents – whether in Iraq or abroad – you must forgive him.

Balaam immediately repents, but is told to go on.

Devastated, Dané repents ever calling to Amor.

He says a prayer in which he repents for his disobedience and thanks God for His mercy.

However, at the end of the book Mr.Rochester repents his sinfulness, thanks God for returning Jane, and asks Him for the strength to lead a purer life.

In the presence of Confession, Everyman begs God for forgiveness and repents his sins, punishing himself with a scourge.

I personally feel sorry for the tragedies to the people, but the Army must continue unless China repents.

Khomeini explained, Even if Salman Rushdie repents and becomes the most pious man of all time, it is incumbent on every Muslim to employ everything he has got, his life and wealth, to send him to Hell.

Sin is forgiven, when the sinner acknowledges, confesses, and repents for their sin. citation The unregenerate man is expected to confess his sins to God through repentance in order to be restored to right relationship with God.

Common combinations with repents

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "repents" in a sentence?
An example: "Ultimately, Job repents this perspective and understands he cannot define God as cruel and random." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "repents" from authentic English texts.
What does "repents" mean?
Repents means: third-person singular simple present indicative of repent
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