more forgiving

Example Sentences

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While sports may be a more forgiving milieu for him, Wasserman’s reputation within the relatively progressive music industry could be too tarnished for him to remain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

I’d be a little more forgiving and suggest that your response to their gratitude could have been to indicate that you expected them to pay you back.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

After exiting the competition that night, the Forest boss was highly critical of the players who had come into the team but he more forgiving on this occasion.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Would you be more forgiving if you learned Claudius wasn’t a human but an AI agent?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Father was more forgiving of the bird, for he enjoyed the molted red feathers Sumac left behind.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis