forgiving

Example Sentences

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A combination of unusually dry conditions and unseasonably high temperatures will make Augusta National’s famously tricky greens even faster and even less forgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Space isn’t a forgiving place to be stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The Georgia jury was not so forgiving of a parent who gave an AR-15 to a 14-year-old child.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

It can turn a rancorous conversation into a more soulful and forgiving one.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Ralph, whose weekend had been so long and so lonely, felt such a surge of joy and relief at the sound of school buses that he skittered back to Room 5 in a forgiving mood.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary