condonation

Example Sentences

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Ushers were surprisingly courteous, refused in the main the few tips offered, moved with a vicarious sanctity, hoped thereby for condonation for sins committed, planned or guarded against by a wilful ceinture de chastité.

From Time Magazine Archive

I also wondered what effect a condonation of Judge Haynsworth's actions would have on the judiciary at large.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he gave me that plenary condonation, as it seemed to be, he had already done his best that I should never enjoy it.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

A dramatic contest ran through this session on the part of the banks to obtain further condonation in the suspension of specie payments.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron

Tears such as are shed for vestal martyrs have been shed for her, and for all her faults she has the condonation of universal sorrow.

From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by Fuller, O. E. (Osgood Eaton)