contritely (adverb)

1. She looked at him contritely, fully aware of the pain she had caused him.

2. After realizing what he had done, he contritely apologized to the superhero for his misguided actions.

3. The protagonist, contritely, asked for forgiveness from his friends for his mistakes.

4. The god of mischief gazed contritely at the destruction he had caused and vowed to make amends.