forgiven
Example Sentences
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Show up on a Wednesday night and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the middle of a busy Saturday.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Such poetic license offers little new insight into a topic that has already been picked over for two decades, but it might be forgiven were Hansen as easily dramatized as he is made fun of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
You could be forgiven for thinking so after the failure of trade talks with Ottawa sent support soaring for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There’s a lot going on when you first have a baby, so perhaps new parents can be forgiven for not having everything together right away.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Your parents and children, your brothers and sisters will live and be forgiven, and you will join me in the new world we shall build together.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
