forgive

Example Sentences

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"I only hope that one day they hold it in their hearts to forgive me."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He even comes to forgive Soames, granting him a noble death, in defense of a beloved woman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Though Burton initially felt deep hatred and anger toward the man who killed his wife, by the time he was up for parole, Burton had brought himself to forgive.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

He was especially predisposed to forgive or ignore political differences when the other person had been one of the “band of brothers” in 1776.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis