| A man should pray with eyes fast-closed and head contritely bowed. |
| If I have caused any embarrassment or distress to the parties concerned I unreservedly, sincerely and contritely apologise. |
| There is usually a period of outright lying, followed by Harry contritely admitting that he has hit, kicked, pushed or thrown something at William. |
| The lad's nationality had nothing to do with anything, a fact contritely conceded later by the person who made the first remark. |
| Florian looked up at her contritely, and smiled his winning smile. |
| He lay down humbly on the floor, head between his paws, tail dragging contritely across the rag rug. |
