forgive

Example Sentences

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I’d be a little more forgiving and suggest that your response to their gratitude could have been to indicate that you expected them to pay you back.

From MarketWatch

The French proverb “to understand all is to forgive all” might be overstating matters.

From Los Angeles Times

A U.S. investor or consumer could be forgiven for barely feeling ripples on the surface of the global financial order recently.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well, Tuna’s clearly forgiven you, so I guess I should, too. Let’s eat. There’s also something I want to show you.”

From Literature

“I wish my father would forgive me. He said I was dead to him. And nothing has ever hurt so much as that.”

From Literature