absolve

Example Sentences

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She can’t absolve her father of his failures, but she can offer him — and herself — another chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

However, the Nuremberg tribunals after World War II established in international law that obeying an unlawful order does not absolve an individual of responsibility for atrocities.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025

That the prison had been overcrowded at the time didn’t absolve it from its responsibility to provide the plaintiff, whose doctor had advised to avoid tobacco smoke, with a smoke-free environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"To be clear: being autistic is never an excuse for misconduct. It doesn't absolve anyone of responsibility, and it certainly doesn't mean you can't tell the difference between right and wrong."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

“Do you really think that you can absolve yourself of guilt by pretending to be someone else? I don’t like you, Fortiori. Do you know that? I don’t like you at all.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller