lenient

Example Sentences

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A federal appeals court agreed, upholding the state’s law under a lenient standard of review.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"Slap them with a small fine if you must but free the prisoners who clearly meant no harm. Be fair and lenient with people who genuinely support the UAE. Let it be over," she wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Airlines might be more lenient when processing flight changes right now, but passengers shouldn’t expect a cash refund just because they were stuck at a security checkpoint.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

A longtime academic critic of the agency, Prasad built his reputation through books and articles that challenged the pharmaceutical industry—some of which have specifically argued the accelerated approval process has grown too lenient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

French premier Clemenceau had failed to achieve all the demands of the French people, who complained that the peace terms were too lenient and that Germany should have been partitioned into smaller, weaker states.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman