are condoning
- present progressive of condone.
Example Sentences
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“If we continue with our contracts, it would be as though we are condoning human rights violations,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
“By providing that modicum of a fig leaf, we encourage the local authorities. We are condoning their actions by remaining silent and not speaking up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2016
Sierra, in explaining why she has suddenly reappeared online, insists that if Weev wants to punish women for speaking out, then people who endorse him – however tacitly – are condoning the punishment of women.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
"As a Team GB member none of us are condoning his behaviour but it's understandable," Dr Steve Peters, British Cycling's psychiatrist, told BBC Radio 5 live.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2012
