let bygones be bygones
Example Sentences
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"I'm not in Green Bay anymore. I feel like we can let bygones be bygones. Maybe. I can. I guess."
From Barron's
That 36 in Adelaide and 78 in Leeds serve to highlight the temperament of players who can let bygones be bygones and remember only the good times.
From BBC
In a video, he said the army was ready for negotiations, but "we will not let bygones be bygones."
From Reuters
Will Cruise let bygones be bygones and attend the ceremony, that way boosting the awards profile of his action hit as it contends for major Oscar nominations?
From New York Times
Luis and Davonte agree to let bygones be bygones, especially since their go-to allies have both died.
From Washington Post
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