condonation

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

But the loss was a gain to memory and love; it was to her too, at last, that, in condonation of her treachery, the old things had crept back.

From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry

Out came a sovereign smile of humour, sweet raillery, and condonation blended, instant on her investigation of his eyes.

From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence

There were many things she wanted to say to him at that moment, and, as she suddenly saw, they were all in condonation of herself.

From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice