make allowances
Example Sentences
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Be aware that standard estate laws do not automatically consider rent as a mortgage contribution for a house they will eventually own, unless you explicitly structure your estate plan to make allowances for this.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
"We make allowances under hardships," Southern Section spokesman Thom Simmons said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
It would seem that his stern morality does not preclude him from being practical enough to make allowances when political power is at stake.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Manchester City's chairman, knows he has a leader with an extraordinary capacity for work and sometimes he has to make allowances for some of his insecurities.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
One must make allowances for the years, and the speed with which babes-in-arms become boisterous ten-year-olds.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
