- present participle of pardon.
pardoning
Example Sentences
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Asked after the Supreme Court ruling if he would consider pardoning Maxwell, Trump said, “I’d have to take a look at it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
In October 2022, Biden was pictured signing an order pardoning those in jail for marijuana possession.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
Gerald Ford is best remembered not for his administration’s fight against inflation or for signing campaign finance reforms but for pardoning his predecessor, Richard Nixon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
So he protected his son by pardoning him.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2024
Farmer asked, referring to his argument with Alex about pardoning prisoners.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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