lenience

Example Sentences

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Alex is told to co-operate in exchange for "lenience" – but says he wants to seek legal advice.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

While asking for lenience, Mr. Avenatti’s lawyers cited his history of championing “the voiceless and powerless.”

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Minari’s Alan Kim probably gets dress-code lenience for his red-carpet shorts because he’s a kid, and because they’re Thom Browne.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2021

If some gentlemen knew the facts that come to us, they would wonder at our lenience to their faults.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various