pardon
Example Sentences
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Last week it announced the pardon of more than 2,000 prisoners.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Cuba announced on Thursday that it would soon pardon and release 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian gesture,” though it is unclear if any were protesters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
His former wife, who had been Fidesz’s justice minister, quit politics after signing off on the pardon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
They may be the subject of - pardon the pun - heated debate, almost religious in its fervour.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
“I beg your pardon, it was so small, I naturally mistook it for one of the flyaway things you sometimes wear. How do you keep it on?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing pardon
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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