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
Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
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
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
Two shillings in the pound on the rich man’s £70,000 of debt might enable the Chancellor to treat the poor more leniently.
From The Law and the Poor by Edward Abbott Parry
