forgave
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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After her editor sent 11 pages of feedback and issued a two-month deadline for an overhaul, Fortune forgave herself for not getting a gold star on her first draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
In response, Battle’s daughter not only forgave Burton, but has become an active advocate for his clemency.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Clough never forgave Taylor, who was by then managing Derby County, for signing Robertson on a transfer with a fee to be decided by a tribunal, without informing him of his plans.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
The school forgave the debt it said Ayala owed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Maybe she’d learned her lesson, and the island knew it and forgave her?
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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