forgiveness

Example Sentences

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And then—maybe—an acknowledgment that forgiveness is a virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

China’s Mao Zedong forced party officials to give self-corrective monologues in which they asked forgiveness for their own stupidity and failing to follow his wise leadership.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

In a matter of weeks, she received forgiveness, a development Boyer calls “a godsend.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

He spent about 14 months in federal prison and later blamed the loan forgiveness on bad advice from lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

It seemed a kindly gesture and Briony was touched by her sister’s capacity for forgiveness, if this was what it was.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan