be lenient
Example Sentences
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“The scoring adjustments were not designed to be lenient in any way,” Chan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
Mr. Harris’s lawyer at the time, Sonia Woodley, pleaded with the judge to be lenient because of his age.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
She appealed to the authoritarian Belarusian leader to be lenient and to offer her the opportunity "to be useful to society and be close to her mom and dad".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022
City hall has said police will be lenient in applying the new speed limit in the first weeks.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2021
"I ask the court to be lenient, in consideration of his age," says the attorney.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
