Wondering how to use Sin in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as transgress or break.
Sin in a sentence
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Sin meaning
- A violation of divine will or religious law.
- Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
- A misdeed or wrong.
Synonyms of Sin
Using Sin
- The main meaning on this page is: A violation of divine will or religious law. | Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity. | A misdeed or wrong.
- Useful related words include: transgress, break, breach, go against.
- In the example corpus, sin often appears in combinations such as: original sin, of sin, sin and.
Context around Sin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sin
- In this selection, "sin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, original, study, overcoming, stocks, upon and stock stand out and add context to how "sin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a deadly sin, a mortal sin if it and original sin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sin" sits close to words such as dressing, exercises and floors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We still may choose to sin, but with Jesus, we no longer have to sin. (15 words)
He recognized her sin and did not condone it; He told her to repent, to no longer sin. (18 words)
I noticed one particular sin seems to be a repeat offender, and it happens to be a deadly sin. (19 words)
What we said to resolve this problem–how to maintain his love and desire for this girl, and at the same time make his sin less bad–he could ask the girl to become a Muslim, because then the sin would be less severe. (44 words)
In the Mahabharata, the cumulative weight of resentments and past karma weighs down the future so much that you know any moments of respite will be more like paper boats, washed away by an over-determined past: Curse upon curse, sin upon sin. (43 words)
Father Spitzer, as an exceptional mind in the Catholic Church todayoffers a great read and an important resource that is clearly informative, but is also particularly helpful, offering practical advice for both overcoming sin and the effects of sin. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
David Blitz and Frank Fabozzi added further insight into the performance of sin stocks with their study "Sin Stocks Revisited: Resolving the Sin Stock Anomaly," published in the fall 2017 issue of The Journal of Portfolio Management.
Despite the Pope’s attempt to frame the “sin” of homosexuality in a tolerant manner, the classification of homosexuality as a sin still implies the identity as categorically negative and as something that is rejected by God.
This is to speak of ‘the matter’ of sin, but we know well that Catholic morality not only takes into consideration the matter, but also evaluates freedom and intention; and this, for every kind of sin,” he said.
Dexter: Original Sin, one of the returning characters in the Dexter: Original Sin has completely dispelled the idea that the prequel was unnecessary.
Father Spitzer, as an exceptional mind in the Catholic Church todayoffers a great read and an important resource that is clearly informative, but is also particularly helpful, offering practical advice for both overcoming sin and the effects of sin.
He recognized her sin and did not condone it; He told her to repent, to no longer sin.
It is for this sin — a sin against history but also against Blackness — that the show seeks to prosecute him.
The Virgin Birth is not to be mistaken for another mystery, that of the Immaculate Conception, which refers to Mary being born without sin—Sin pecado concebida, as the prayer intones it.
Racism and slavery are not just America’s original sin but the “World’s Original Sin” since the beginning of time.
We still may choose to sin, but with Jesus, we no longer have to sin.
What we said to resolve this problem–how to maintain his love and desire for this girl, and at the same time make his sin less bad–he could ask the girl to become a Muslim, because then the sin would be less severe.
I noticed one particular sin seems to be a repeat offender, and it happens to be a deadly sin.
I will never support any form of sin nor a rapist but the Bible said “let him who is without sin be the first to cast a stone”.
This is the sin of detraction, and it can be a mortal sin if it causes serious harm to another – disclosing someone’s faults and failings to others without an objectively valid reason.
Adding to the above: If you don’t want to be reminded that what you/your religion considers a sin is not considered a sin by the culture at large, then feel free to turn off the television.
But, because of what Christ did, we are forgiven of sin, have the ability to be free of sin, and are on our way to Heaven at the exact moment of our death.
He, however, called on those who worship God in sin to repent, adding that no sin could give lasting satisfaction.
In the Mahabharata, the cumulative weight of resentments and past karma weighs down the future so much that you know any moments of respite will be more like paper boats, washed away by an over-determined past: Curse upon curse, sin upon sin.
No human being is free from sin but children of God do not practice a life and nature of that sin.
Now, the curse of sin brought frustration, sweat, thorns, briars and complexity, and consequences of the curse of sin upon work but work is not a curse.
Phrases with sin
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with sin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- original sin 30×
- of sin 22×
- sin and 21×
- the sin 20×
- sin city 18×
- to sin 16×
- sin of 13×
- sin is 13×
- in sin 12×
- sin but 9×