be lenient
Example Sentences
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“The scoring adjustments were not designed to be lenient in any way,” Chan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
It "absolutely makes sense" to be lenient with migration rules when firms face staff shortages, the former chief economist of the Bank of England says.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
Kay’s middle child, 20-year-old Carter, said during the sentencing hearing that his father “wouldn’t do something bad willingly” and urged the judge to be lenient.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022
The defense team for Ms. Griner, an Olympian who plays for the Phoenix Mercury W.N.B.A. team, has been trying to persuade the judge to be lenient.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
The headmaster read through Caitlin's letter before agreeing to a month-long grace period: Things had gotten so bad that even the schools had to be lenient.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
