Hate the sinners who won't atone translates to hate the liberals who won't agree. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
The original of the word atone, or make atonement, In the Hebrew scripture, carries no such idea of expiation. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.] Reference
It leads into the headless heart: the belief that we should 'atone' by charity. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Collier: Guilt-edged Insecurity] Reference
Tchaikovsky wanted to pay homage to Mozart and to "atone" for his potboiler. From Wordnik.com. [Audiophile Audition Headlines] Reference
The Devil Wears Prada actress said she did not need to "atone" and justify the swap. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Let his love atone to you for this present bitterness. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"San Marco atone to thee for thy sacrifice," he cried devoutly. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
To spread Christianity throughout Africa can only atone for the past. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. GOODMAN: Got a lot to atone for, apparently. From Wordnik.com. [Coldplay, Katy Perry and More New Releases] Reference
No amount of intellectual acquirements can atone for defective patriotism. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
Brooks has spent a good portion of his life trying to atone for that regret. From Wordnik.com. [The World According To Garth] Reference
The middle-class girl from Berkshire must atone for her social-climbing sins. From Wordnik.com. [I do hope Kate Middleton has a cunning plan] Reference
He would probably have gone on a fast to atone for the sins of his countrymen. From Wordnik.com. [Visions Of Gandhi, Running For Their Lives] Reference
He is living now in the wilderness in an effort to atone for his terrible sins. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
He thought blood enough had already been spilled to atone for our wickedness as a nation. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The original meaning of atone was to 'make at-one, to agree, to be in accordance, to accord.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Knock A Story] Reference
There is no way anyone can, or should be asked to, atone for the sins of a long-dead ancestor. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Only years later, as an adult, will he be able to atone through an act of considerable courage. From Wordnik.com. [Review: ‘The Kite Runner’] Reference
Goldman Sachs has been called into committee confessional to atone for its dubious mortgage deals. From Wordnik.com. [On Hill, Toughest Debate Is Often What To Do First] Reference
It was late, and to atone for lost time, he resolved to remain at home, and study hard the whole day. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
For starters, I suggest these non-Jews follow President Clinton's lead, and atone in this season of change. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need to Repent] Reference
Good intentions could not atone for a mistake at such a time, on such a subject, and under such circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
We acknowledge our faults in order to atone, by our sincerity, for the harm they do us in the minds of others. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
He hoped that Sidonie would have returned to her mother, that she would have worked, as he had worked, to forget and atone. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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