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forgive

[fer-giv] / fərˈgɪv /


Example Sentences

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Over the past eight days you would have been forgiven for thinking all English Ashes hopes were lost.

From BBC

Sometimes they disagree with me on politics but we’re kind of old friends, we came up together, and they forgive me.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, you'd be forgiven for having forgotten what Eleven and her bike-peddling pals were up to when we were last in their troubled neighbourhood.

From BBC

However, the much-travelled Marseille forward was not so forgiving after the break, as Newcastle paid a heavy price for a sloppy kick-off.

From BBC

She said it was "exciting to be a part" of it and that her American friends would "never forgive me if I didn't come down".

From BBC