forgiving

Example Sentences

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Typically, this is some combination of cream and eggs, but bread pudding is remarkably forgiving.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Defectors have been promised amnesty, but the Revolutionary Guards know Iranians will have difficulty forgiving them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Here McDermott’s inspired staging demonstrated that Glass’ forgiving personal portrait of Walt Disney makes it the quintessential Hollywood opera that no one dares bring to squeamish Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

These patches of disorder make no difference — it is a house too spectacular to suffer distraction, forgiving of oversight and mess.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri