forgive

Example Sentences

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"We owe it to parents, and to the next generation, to put children's safety first - because they won't forgive us if we don't."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book,” Harry later told the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“That’s almost certainly a bigger concern for the Fed than any short-term—or forgive the expression, ‘transient’—inflation caused by costly oil,” writes Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“I wish my father would forgive me. He said I was dead to him. And nothing has ever hurt so much as that.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar