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- noun Plural form of
wrong . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wrong .
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Examples
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IV. iii.33 (502,7) Wear thou thy wrongs] That is, _Poor country, wear thou thy wrongs_.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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He was full of enthusiasm for the cause and descanted with particular eloquence upon what he called the wrongs of the South.
Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Benjamin Perley Poore 1853
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But my brethren, we kneel in our closets in shame for what we are, and we tell our God that the lowest place is too good for us; and then we go into the world, and if we meet with slight or disrespect, or if our opinion be not attended to, or if another be preferred before us, there is all the anguish of a galled and jealous spirit, and half the bitterness of our lives comes from this, that we are smarting from what we call the wrongs and the neglect of men.
Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series Frederick W. Robertson
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It reminds us that every person, no matter how serious his wrongs, is capable of redemption and, ultimately, deserving of forgiveness.
Don McNay: Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption Don McNay 2010
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It reminds us that every person, no matter how serious his wrongs, is capable of redemption and, ultimately, deserving of forgiveness.
Don McNay: Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption Don McNay 2010
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But, certain wrongs cannot be righted and history cannot be undone: the major players are no longer with us.
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I would have voted for the Franken Amendment but would hope that claims includes redress for certain wrongs not specifically alluded to.
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It reminds us that every person, no matter how serious his wrongs, is capable of redemption and, ultimately, deserving of forgiveness.
Don McNay: Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption Don McNay 2010
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It reminds us that every person, no matter how serious his wrongs, is capable of redemption and, ultimately, deserving of forgiveness.
Don McNay: Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption Don McNay 2010
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It reminds us that every person, no matter how serious his wrongs, is capable of redemption and, ultimately, deserving of forgiveness.
Don McNay: Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption Don McNay 2010
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