condoning

Example Sentences

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It isn’t about the Court condoning Mr. Olivier’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

If he had stayed it would have given the impression that "the culture wouldn't change and that we're condoning it", said Annie Nguyen, a 31-year-old American.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

This is the stuff only the fan of a 17th century witch-sentencing, marital-rape condoning jurist could conjure.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

In January more than 100 NGOs and 500 activists and cultural figures urged Mr Tusk to end pushbacks and said his government was condoning human rights violations if it did not do so.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti