exonerate

Example Sentences

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Our attention then returns to the original flashpoint in a way that should, in some respects, exonerate Glaude’s teacher.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2025

The majority, he warned, was inviting an endless wave of litigation over evidence that could never truly exonerate a person under Texas law.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

After an investigation prompted by the Northern California Innocence Project, Pierson in 2020 asked the court to exonerate Ricky Davis, who had been convicted of the 1985 murder of Jane Hylton, a newspaper columnist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

“I think a review of all the video and of all the documentation will exonerate me from the accusations.”

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

“That isn’t her doing,” Lazlo said, not to dismiss the threat, but at least to exonerate Sarai.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor