be lenient
Example Sentences
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If referees are going to be lenient in the opening exchanges, and I detect more officials are giving players a little latitude, it should not be for deliberate or premeditated offences.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024
Mr. Harris’s lawyer at the time, Sonia Woodley, pleaded with the judge to be lenient because of his age.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
Terabelian’s attorney, Ryan Fraser, urged Wilson to be lenient on her because she was not an “essential player” in the fraud and money laundering.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021
Haefele did not expect "tremendous clarity" from the Fed anytime soon, and said average inflation targeting gave the U.S. central bank "more room" to be lenient.
From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2021
But my mother would tell me that people are flawed and I should be lenient with them.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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