Guilty
Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: she was burdened with a guilty conscience after stealing the newspaper from the newsstand
Sorry is a synonym for guilty in ashamed topic. In some cases you can use "Sorry" instead an adjective "Guilty", when it comes to topics like blameworthy.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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However, she ends up sincerely guilty and sorry when Tristran ends up fulfilling the promise to her that she never expected him to keep, and is actually ready to fulfill her end of the bargain too.
Source: Literature / Stardust -
Not here."Ellie: "You are not sorry, if you were sorry you'd have pleaded guilty!
Source: Series / Broadchurch -
Although the shooters were guilty of trying to hide the evidence, nobody was really sorry for the man.
Source: Multiple Gunshot Death
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