The genuine contrition she heard in his voice threw Janet totally off stride.

"We learn every single day in this office," the roughed-up young man told the press corps in a brief flash of genuine contrition.

Selar looked up at Burgoyne with genuine contrition.

People are generally forgiving - even of the worst behaviour, in cases of genuine contrition.

This time there was genuine contrition in his voice.

They also view with great cynicism the practice of indulgences being sold, and thus the penance for sin representing a financial transaction rather than genuine contrition.

'It is true,' Cait admitted with genuine contrition.

Part of his problem is that Mr. Rowland's apology took so long to quicken into genuine contrition.