absolve
Example Sentences
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She accused the executive of "deliberately" trying to absolve itself of responsibility by insisting the duty lies on Westminster to solve the problem.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
This documentary doesn’t absolve any sins; it highlights them.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
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
The static crackled, then a voice, very taken with itself, proclaimed, “Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me!”
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing absolve
The Declaration of Independence
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Romeo and Juliet
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"The Declaration of Independence," Vocabulary from the historical document
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