pardoning
Example Sentences
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Asked after the Supreme Court ruling if he would consider pardoning Maxwell, Trump said, “I’d have to take a look at it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
In the closing weeks of his presidency, Biden loosed his pardoning pen.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025
A recent Associated Press survey indicated only two in 10 Americans approve of pardoning most of those involved.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
Gerald Ford is best remembered not for his administration’s fight against inflation or for signing campaign finance reforms but for pardoning his predecessor, Richard Nixon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025
“Seeing as your boy is so young, and El Jefe has been pardoning most minors . . .” He swilled his drink around so the ice tinkled against the glass.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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