make allowance
Example Sentences
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"The welfare of the men is a priority, they will need time and support, and we hope and trust our media and community will make allowance for this."
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
Alas, my plan to sort and cull my thousands of books — described last week in my Zippy Shell column — failed to make allowance for human nature.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020
Hutton believes, plausibly enough, that popular notions of fairness do make allowance for luck.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2010
It will have to find a framework which will make allowance for the fundamental U.S. bias toward freedom and growth for itself and for others.
From Time Magazine Archive
He waited several long days, yearning and anxious for his two friends, although his sunny companion was always reminding him to make allowance for the rapidity of his own journey.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
