condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
condones
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present tense formof condone (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"No one there condones civilian killings - they know the pain of losing loved ones too well."
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
“This finding is by no means an indication that the Court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the District Attorney’s testimony during the evidentiary hearing,” McAfee wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
The Talmud, a set of commentaries on the Torah, specifically condones ransoming of hostages as a communal responsibility, and many ancient scholars considered being hostage a fate worse than death.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
He is the author of, most recently, “Dirty Work,” about the morally troubling jobs that society tacitly condones.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Charity forgives where justice punishes and mercy condones.
From The Grey Cloak by Thomas Mitchell Peirce
