Examples of 'was a sin' in a sentence

Meaning of "was a sin"

Was a sin: This phrase suggests that something was considered morally wrong or unacceptable in religious or ethical terms. It is used to express regret, remorse, or apologize for an action that goes against one's values or beliefs

How to use "was a sin" in a sentence

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was a sin
Saying that adultery was a sin and so forth.
It was a sin for us to even come here.
The priest told me it was a sin to have an abortion.
It was a sin to display the dead like that.
My husband used to say it was a sin to forego dessert.
And she went on and on about how it was a sin.
I thought betrayal was a sin only committed by humans.
That that was growing inside you was a sin.
I asked if it was a sin to like the legs of boys.
Rockefeller himself said that competition was a sin.
Before it was a sin to call yourself a dreamer.
I was brought up to believe that killing yourself was a sin.
Perhaps it was a sin to kill the fish.
After a while everybody started thinking dancing was a sin.
And it was a sin for me to feel that.

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My grandmother always said it was a sin to waste food.
Maybe it was a sin to kill this fish.
The priest taught us abortion was a sin.
My mother said it was a sin before marriage.
Last year she decided that marriage was a sin.
But to remember it was a sin to kill a mockingbird.
Her minister warned her it was a sin.
What we were doing was a sin and had to stop.
The sisters at the convent told us vengeance was a sin.
They said it was a sin and shame.
He said that we were wasting the blood and it was a sin.
And it was a sin even to cry over it.
Dad just think that the cloning was a sin.
She said it was a sin though.
I was raised to feel that doing nothing was a sin.
It was a sin in the ancient economy to offer upon a wrong altar.
God said that neglecting the poor was a sin.
Was a sin of ignorance and was covered by the blood of.
What you did was a sin.
That was a sin of omission.
To transgress this law was a sin.
Unpaid labour was a sin for mercenaries who sold their lives.
They thought this was a sin.
It was a sin to make a profit by anyone other than the feudal lords.
You said yourself it was a sin.
As if it was a sin to be kind.
But the way he ran around on your mother was a sin.
But that was a sin.
You all blamed it on my family and force that was a sin.
I grew up in a culture in which it was a sin for a woman to speak out.
Was a sin to be punished.
In those days divorce was a sin.
This was a sin.
At the time divorce was a sin.
What once was a sin is now a pleasure she can not live without.

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