condone
Example Sentences
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Cassileth says she doesn’t condone buying peptides online.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The bill proposes to make it illegal to implicitly condone or play down acts of terrorism, extending the scope of existing legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"These are crude fabrications, illicit offers and sales, and purported fundraising campaigns that have never received any endorsement from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which cannot condone these scams," it wrote in a statement on Saturday.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
“I do not condone this. Very disappointing to learn.”
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
My brother had privately agonized over whether to go or not—titillated by the opportunity but knowing it was sneaky and dishonorable, the sort of behavior my parents would never condone.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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