How to Use "penitent" with Example Sentences

1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one 's sins or offenses ; penitent .
2. I 'm talking to the woman , now , not the penitent .
3. A confessor in any way to betray a penitent .
4. The penitent hope their red-faced admissions of guilt will bring absolution , but can saying sorry really be enough to restore their credibility ?
5. A genuinely penitent company would shelve its bid unless and until its executives are exonerated of the charges of criminal activity .