forgive

Real friends might forgive Misty when she lets them down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I plead for mercy for the wrongs committed by my son. Please forgive him and send him back to us."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Clemency, meaning mercy or leniency, lets the president reduce the punishment for, or even forgive, federal crimes.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

It’s like two friends: If you must do something that hurts your friend, you tell him first and try to minimize the cost—that’s how friends forgive each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We should go home and ask her to forgive us,” Velia whispered, hanging her head.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

About 50% of borrowers moved into the IBR plan, an older plan that caps monthly payments at 10% or 15% of discretionary income and forgives remaining balances after 20 or 25 years of payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

There is also a program for public-service employees like teachers that forgives any remaining balance after 10 years.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

She forgives the debt of three men so they’ll change their names to Roy Tillman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

There's something magnanimous about the way Bon forgives his friend without condition, or because he knows that what they've gone through forces people to say things and think things when they know better.

From Salon ● May 27, 2024

I hope she has more memories that I do, and I hope she forgives me for the ones I have of her.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

The speech was exploitative, but not demeaning, and the public forgave Nixon.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

They helped each other with childcare, and one loaned her money for her daughters’ tuition and then forgave the loan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

In response, Battle’s daughter not only forgave Burton, but has become an active advocate for his clemency.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

In each instance, despite her pain, Davis forgave him, trusting in the underlying strength of their bond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

I forgave them for pawning my Nintendo, TV, and VCR.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Against a backdrop of relatively high cancellation rates and steep fares compared with previous decades, rail users could be forgiven for forming the impression that things are not working.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Loans can also be forgiven at any period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The proposal is breathtaking in its audacity, so much so that you could be forgiven for being distracted by all the elements and missing the bigger picture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Dodgers could be forgiven for believing it will all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

He prayed to God to give him a sign one day to make him know he was forgiven.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Apples are at least somewhat forgiving – the harvest window for those Granny Smiths is three weeks long, says Carter.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The point is to notice that stuffing, stripped of its ceremonial duties, is an exceptionally forgiving way to turn bread and whatever else you have into dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Which ultimately is a reason to be forgiving of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins