sackcloth and ashes Synonyms
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sackcloth and ashes Meaning
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sackcloth and ashes (n)
a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
sackcloth and ashes Sentence Examples
- The penitent donned sackcloth and ashes, seeking forgiveness for his transgressions.
- In times of mourning, it was customary to wear sackcloth and ashes as a sign of humility and sorrow.
- The prophet draped himself in sackcloth and ashes, warning of impending doom and destruction.
- The sacked city lay in ruins, its inhabitants clad in sackcloth and ashes, mourning their loss.
- The survivors of the famine huddled together in sackcloth and ashes, their spirits broken.
- As a sign of repentance, the people fasted and covered themselves in sackcloth and ashes.
- The king's decree required his subjects to wear sackcloth and ashes until the plague had passed.
- The widow's tears streamed down her face as she sat in sackcloth and ashes, lamenting her husband's death.
- The priest performed a ritual of purification, sprinkling sackcloth and ashes over the repentant sinner.
- The once-proud kingdom was reduced to sackcloth and ashes, humbled by its defeat and downfall.
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a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
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The penitent donned sackcloth and ashes, seeking forgiveness for his transgressions.
In times of mourning, it was customary to wear sackcloth and ashes as a sign of humility and sorrow.
The prophet draped himself in sackcloth and ashes, warning of impending doom and destruction.
The sacked city lay in ruins, its inhabitants clad in sackcloth and ashes, mourning their loss.
