be lenient
Example Sentences
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It "absolutely makes sense" to be lenient with migration rules when firms face staff shortages, the former chief economist of the Bank of England says.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
Kay’s middle child, 20-year-old Carter, said during the sentencing hearing that his father “wouldn’t do something bad willingly” and urged the judge to be lenient.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022
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
City hall has said police will be lenient in applying the new speed limit in the first weeks.
From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2021
But my mother would tell me that people are flawed and I should be lenient with them.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
