leniently
Example Sentences
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The son of a well-to-do Hartford, Conn., jeweler, Church was leniently permitted by his father to pursue his artistic vocation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Will the judges in London refuse to release him to U.S. authorities, leery of this 100-plus-year-old law and the possibility that a judge today might act less leniently than Ellis?
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
If a line prosecutor proposes to charge a crime either far more harshly or far more leniently than in previous cases, she had better have a compelling reason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Some groups opposed his return to his own country because of concerns that he would likely be treated leniently.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
It was also chiefly owing to him that Alexander, after the destruction of Thebes, treated Athens so leniently.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
