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

Mr. Chauvin’s mother, Carolyn Pawlenty, spoke longer, urging the judge to be lenient and speaking publicly about the case for the first time.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2021

The judges of the dead wouldn’t be lenient to her a second time.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan