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
When the team goal is in sight, players sometimes urge Penn to be lenient on the more objective categories like out-of-area rebounding or 50-50 balls.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Lebanon's banking association urged authorities on Thursday to hold accountable those engaging in "verbal and physical attacks" on banks and said lenders themselves would not be lenient.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022
The defense team for Ms. Griner, an Olympian who plays for the Phoenix Mercury W.N.B.A. team, has been trying to persuade the judge to be lenient.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022
The headmaster read through Caitlin's letter before agreeing to a month-long grace period: Things had gotten so bad that even the schools had to be lenient.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
